Hunki Ox-Bow Lake

Hunki Lake is located 30 kilometres away from Awe town, headquarters of the Awe Local Government Area and about 130 kilometres from Lafia, the state capital.
The Lake is like and ox-bow, shaped in two arms with each of them measuring 6-7 kilometres long and 70  70 kilometres wide.

The Lake derives its name from the host Hunki, a settlement in Tunga district of the Awe Local Government.

Common features associated with the Lake are hippopotamus, manatees, fish and more. A fishing festival is organised annually around the Lake.

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