Lake Jacob

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Lake Jacob
Jacobmeer, Lago de Jacob
Lake Jacob.jpeg
Location Central Western Jenlom
Primary inflows Oostende, Derwe
Catchment area 238,900 km2 (92,200 sq mi)
Basin countries Jenlom
Information
Max. length 677km (415 miles)
Max. width 814km (506 miles)
Surface area 76,722 km2 (47,673 sq mi)
Average depth 818m (2,683 ft)
Max. depth 1,774m (5,820 ft)
Water volume 45,619.98 km3 (28,346.94 cu mi)
Residence time 120 years
Shore length 3,763km (2,338 mi)
Surface elevation 116m (380.6 ft)
Islands 116
Settlements Clubrock, Hagen, Vistal, others

Lake Jacob (Dutch: Jacobmeer, Portuguese: Lago de Jacob) is the largest lake in Jenlom. It is situated in central Jenlom, on the meeting points of the borders of the provinces of Freshmore, Beveridge, North Linland and South Linland. A number of large cities can be found on its shores, from Clubrock in South Linland, to Hagen and Vistal in Freshmore. Much of the south and east of the lake is desertous, with mountains to the west and marshy plains to the north.

Geography

The lake is roughly square shaped, and straddles several climates, from arid in the south and east to temperate in the north and west. The lake was likely formed 5-6 million years ago in a natural bowl in the landscape. Several islands mark internal undulations in the surface of the terrain and are mostly small and sandy. The lake becomes very deep towards the centre, reaching a maximum depth of 1,774m (5,820 ft). At the north of the lake is Mount Jacob.

Etymology

Lake Jacob is named after Colonel Richard Jacob III, who first sailed across the width of the lake in 1909, and was chiefly responsible for charting the lake and its islands.

Settlements

Clubrock, a new city constructed in the early 2000s, is situated on the eastern shore of the lake, and draws most of its drinking water from it. To the south of the lake in the more developed province of Freshmore, the cities of Vistal and Hagen have ports on the lake used for sending and receiving ships from Beveridge along the Derwe river, although the advent of better road and rail connections has meant that this usage has fallen over recent years.