Menza'leh, LAKE, a coast lagoon of Egypt, extending east from the Damietta branch of the
Nile, is separated from the Mediterranean by a narrow strip of land, with several openings. Its surface, 460 sq. m. in extent, is studded with islands, the most interesting of which is Tennees, the ancient Tennesus, with Roman remains of baths, tombs, &c. Its waters are full of fish, and its shores abound in wild-fowl. The Suez Canal passes through the eastern portion. The lake has an average depth of not more than 3 feet, except when the Nile, mouths of whose delta reach it, is in flood; and it is being gradually drained.