Tafkin Nokoué

Lake Nokoué wani tabki ne da ke kudancin ƙasar Benin. Yana da kilomita 20 (12 mi) fadi kuma 11km (6.8 mi) tsayi kuma ya mamaye yanki na 4,900 ha (eka 12,000). Kogin Ouémé da Kogin Sô suna ciyar da tabkin a wani ɓangare, duka biyun suna ba da ruwa daga ko'ina cikin yankin a cikin tafkin.

Birnin Cotonou yana zaune a kudancin iyakar tafkin. Wasu yankuna na yawan mutanen Cotonou sun rasa matsugunansu sakamakon ambaliyar bakin ruwa da tabki ke yi. A gefen arewacin tafkin garin Ganvié ne.

 Tattalin arziki 
link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:On_The_Way_To_Jesuko_Church_(10058705354).jpg|thumb|Mishanite na mishan a cikin kwale kwale, kamar irin waɗanda masunta ke amfani da shi
Saboda bambancin namun daji, tabkin yana samar da mahimmin tushen abinci da ayyukan tattalin arziƙi ga waɗannan garuruwan. Kamun kifi yafi kyau idan ruwa yayi ƙaranci tsakanin Nuwamba zuwa Yuni. Yawanci kamun kifi iri ne na 30, tare da kifi daga dangin Cichlid, Clupeidae da Penaeidae suna yin kashi 85% na kamun kifin. Masunta ta ƙara shiga damuwa yayin shekarun 1990, yayin da mutane da yawa suka fara kamun kifi a kan tafkin. Yawanci sana'ar kamun kifi ce, tare da ƙananan kwale-kwale masu kama ƙananan kifi. Kimanin kifin da aka kiyasta na tabkin ya kai tan 2 a kowace kadada a kowace shekara.

Hakanan ana amfani da tabkin don Acadja, wani nau'in kayan kiwon kifi.

 Hydrology 
Tafkin, a cikin babban ɓangare, lagoon ne. Tare da yanayin shimfidar wuri mara ƙasa, ana sa ran tabkin ya ninka cikin girma da ambaliyar saboda sauyin yanayin duniya da yake gudana a hankali yana shafar matakin teku. Wannan ci gaban yana ɗauke da haɗarin ƙarancin gishiri a nan gaba, wanda zai sa kogin da ke cikin ruwa ya zama abin birgewa kuma zai iya canza yanayin halittar sa. Bangarori daban-daban na tafkin a halin yanzu suna canzawa tsakanin ruwa mai tsafta da kuma tsarin halittu masu ƙyalƙyali a matsakaita zurfin 1.5 m (4 da ƙafa 11 cikin). Yanayi na al'ada a ko'ina cikin tabkin yana tsakanin 27 zuwa 29 °C (81 da 84 °F).

Tafkin wani wuri ne da ake ajiye magungunan kashe qwari da manyan karafa daga masana'antar da ke sama da mazaunin dan adam. Ko da yake magungunan kwari suna cikin kifi ne kawai a ƙasa da matakan da ba su da guba, ƙananan ƙarfe a cikin ruwa na iya isa matakan kifin da ba shi da lafiya ga mutane da kifin.
link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ganvie2.jpg|thumb|250x250px|Kauyen tafkin Ganvie a gefen arewacinsa

 Ilimin kasa 
Kasan tafkin ya haɗu da yashi, yashi-yashi da kuma yadudduka laka.

 Ilimin lafiya 
Tafkin Nokoué yana da aƙalla nau'ikan kifaye 78. Da yawa daga cikin tsuntsayen suna amfani da nau'ikan kifaye a matsayin abinci, da kuma nau'ikan otter.

 Manazarta 

 Hanyoyin haɗin waje 
 BirdLife Data Zone 
Category:Tafkunan Benin