Tipitapa River
river, Nicaragua
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The Tipitapa River is a river in Nicaragua that connects Lake Managua to Lake Nicaragua. Lake Managua is a freshwater lake in western Nicaragua, fed by streams from the central highlands and drained by the Tipitapa River. Lake Nicaragua, the largest lake in Central America, is believed to have once been part of an ocean bay that became an inland basin along with Lake Managua due to volcanic activity. The Tipitapa River is the largest of over 40 rivers that drain into Lake Nicaragua.12
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