Brokopondo Lake Reservoir Amd Ston Island In Suriname, South America Royalty-Free Stock Image

The Brokopondo Reservoir, officially named Professor Doctor Ingenieur W. J. van Blommestein Meer and also called the Brokopondostuwmeer, is a large reservoir in Suriname. It is named after the Surakarta-born Dutch hydrological engineer Willem Johan van Blommestein. With a surface area of approximately 1,560 km2 (600 sq mi), depending on the current water level, it is one of the largest reservoirs in the world, covering nearly one percent of the country.