Lake Kyoga

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Lake Kyoga is a large, shallow freshwater lake in central Uganda that forms part of the Nile River system and supports important fisheries, wetlands, and local transportation.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf freshwater lake
lake
shallow lake
averageDepth about 3 metres
basinCountry Uganda
continent Africa
country Uganda
drainageBasin White Nile basin
elevation about 1033 metres above sea level
about 3390 feet above sea level
hasFeature extensive wetlands
numerous islands
hasFishSpecies Nile perch
catfish
tilapia
hasHydrologicalCharacteristic extensive seasonal flooding of surrounding wetlands
highly fluctuating water levels
hasInflow Victoria Nile
hasIsland Kaberamaido area islands
hasOutflow Victoria Nile
hasShorelineType swampy shores
hasVegetation floating vegetation mats
papyrus swamps
water hyacinth
locatedIn Central Uganda
locatedInAdministrativeRegion Eastern Region of Uganda
Northern Region of Uganda
locatedOnRiver Nile River
maximumDepth about 5.7 metres
nearCity Lira
Nakasongola
Soroti
partOf East African Great Lakes region (broadly defined)
Nile River system
supports fisheries
local transportation
subsistence fishing communities
wetland ecosystems
surfaceArea about 1720 square kilometres
about 660 square miles
threatenedBy invasive species
overfishing
siltation
water hyacinth infestation
usedFor inland water transport
small-scale commercial fishing
subsistence fishing

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Equatorial Lakes region
contains
Victoria Nile
flowsTo
Uganda
hasLakeShore

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