Lake Naivasha

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Lake Naivasha is a freshwater lake in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley, renowned for its rich birdlife, hippo populations, and surrounding flower farms and wildlife conservancies.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf freshwater lake
lake
averageDepth about 6 metres
basinCountry Kenya
climateZone tropical highland
continent Africa
country Kenya
economicActivity fishing
floriculture
tourism
ecosystemType wetland ecosystem
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 1884 metres
habitatFor African fish eagle
cormorants
herons
hippopotamus
kingfishers
pelicans
waterfowl
hasDesignation Ramsar site
hasInflow Gilgil River NERFINISHED
Malewa River NERFINISHED
hasIsland Crescent Island NERFINISHED
Hippo Point area
hasOutflow no visible surface outflow
hasShorelineVegetation acacia trees
papyrus reeds
knownFor boat safaris
large hippo population
rich birdlife
scenic views of Mount Longonot
surrounding flower farms
wildlife conservancies
locatedIn Great Rift Valley
Nakuru County
Rift Valley Province
locatedNear Naivasha
locatedNorthwestOf Nairobi
maximumDepth about 30 metres
near Crater Lake Game Sanctuary
Crescent Island Game Sanctuary
Hell’s Gate National Park
Mount Longonot
outflowType subsurface seepage
partOf East African Rift system
RamsarDesignationYear 1995
salinity low
surfaceArea approximately 139 square kilometres
surroundedBy flower farms
horticultural farms
threatenedBy habitat degradation
over-abstraction of water
water pollution
waterType freshwater

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Kenya
lake

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