IMPORTANT LAKES

NAME	INFORMATION
Lakes form south to north
Lake kariba	·         Southernmost lake which is located on the Zambezi river in Zambia one of the biggest man –made lake where commercial fishing is done. ·         Largest producer of hydroelectricity in Africa. ·
Lake naysay (lake Malawi)	·         Rift Valley Lake, which lies along the Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. ·         Third large lake in Africa.
Lake Mweru	·         A small lake which lies along the border of democratic republic of Congo (Zaire) and Zambia.
Lake Tanganyika	·         Rift Valley Lake which lies along the Tanzania, Zaire and Zambia. ·         World’s second deepest lake (1432 m) after Ozark, Baikal and also the second largest lake of Africa. ·         It lies 2500 m above sea level.
Lake Edward	·         Located between Uganda and democratic republic of Congo.
Lake Victoria Area: 68, 880 sq. km. Max depth: 80m.	·         Largest lake of Africa which is located between Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania. ·         Source of White Nile River. ·         It does not lie in the rift valley. ·          A large lake through which equator pass.  ·         World’s third largest lake after Caspian sea and lake superior ·         It contains numerous islands and coral reefs
Lake turkana (lake Rudolf)	·         Rift valley lake of Kenya. ·
Lake tana	·         Lake situated in the Ethiopian highlands. ·         Source of Blue Nile river.
Lame Nasser	·         Like lies on the river Nile ·         Man – made lake, which is located between Egypt and Sudan.
Lake Chad	·         Largest lake (shallow fresh water lake) of   shara in chard. ·         Actually an example of deflation hollow which is formed due to wind erosion. ·         A lake of inland drainage where the chair river drains.
Lake Volta	·         One of the largest man – made lakes on the river Volta in Ghana.
Lake assal	·         Located in Djibouti. ·         The lowest point in Africa.