Lac Abbe is a salt lake lying on the Ethiopia-Djibouti border. Lac Abbe is the ultimate destination of the waters of the Awash River. Lake Abbe lies at the Afar Triple Junction, the central meeting place for the three pieces of the Earth’s crust, a defining feature of the Afar Depression; here three pieces of Earth’s crust are each pulling away from that central point, though not all at the same speed. On the northwest shore rises Mount Dama Ali (1069 m), a dormant volcano, while along the southwestern and southern shores extend vastsalt flats, 10 kilometers in width. Although the present area of the lake's open water is 34,000 ha , recent droughts and extraction of water from the Awash for irrigation has caused the water level of the lake to fall five meters. Lake Abbe is known for its limestone-chimneys, which reach heights of 50 meters and from which steam vents. The shore of lake Abbe is occupied by the nomadic Afar people, while the lake is also known for its flamingos.