Ebomi Lake

Ebomi Lake is located at Ipesi in Akoko South West Local Government. The length of the lake is about 1.6km and 40 meters wide. This lake is referred to as the bottomless lake. It is between Edo and Ondo States. The people of Ipesi, according to oral history, met Ebomi Lake at Ipesi. The word Ebomi is an adulteration of a Yoruba word ABAMI which literarily means mysterious.

The lake, according to the villagers, has spiritual and guiding power for protecting the villagers during wars. The lake has unseen soldiers (according to oral history) that fight wars for Ipesi people. The lake's deities give the villagers different gifts like fish, children and fowls. Economically, the lake is very viable especially to farmers in the village. It also encourages irrigation in the area. Apart from this the villagers fish on the lake.

To encourage them however, the Akoko South West Local Government bought a flying boat on the lake. There is a special priest for the lake charge with the responsibility of appeasing it in time of trouble and for general protection of the town.