The Oguta Lake of Onitsha, Anambra in Nigeria

Oguta Lake is the biggest characteristic lake in Imo State, South East Nigeria;[1] inside of the tropical rainforest locale of Niger Delta. Oguta Lake's catchment territory contains the seepage range of the Njaba River and a part of the River Niger floodplain in the area south of Onitsha.

The lake is arranged in Oguta around thirty miles (48.27 km) from the intersection of the Ndoni and Orashi River.It is a fine bit of water, being around five miles (8.05 km) long from east to west and a mile and half (2.41 km) wide. Njaba River is a noteworthy tributary of Oguta Lake.The other 3 tributaries are Awbana, Utu and Orashi. The Orashi River streams past Oguta Lake in its southwestern portion.

The lake is essential to the general population of oil-rich Njaba River bowl including Oguta, Orsu, Mgbidi, Nkwesi, Awo-Omamma and Izombe as a wellspring of water, fish, tourism and an outlet for sewerage. Uhamiri is the goddess of the Lake.

The stream course from the lake by means of Awo-Omamma, Orashi River, Ndoni, Abonnema, River Benue,and to drift made Oguta town a critical business focus of worldwide trade.

Oguta Lake additionally served as a Biafran armed force marine base amid the Nigerian Civil War