List Of Lakes In Uganda
What is the meaning of lake?
Lake is a relatively large body of slowly moving or standing water that occupies an inland basin of appreciable size. Definitions that precisely distinguish lakes, ponds, swamps, and even rivers and other bodies of nonoceanic water are not well established.
Uganda has been called a land of lakes because almost a third of the country is covered by water.
Approximately 18% of Uganda’s land surface of 236,040 km2 is covered by water. The country has 165 lakes with internal surface water resources estimated at 39 km3 yr-1, while groundwater is believed to be around 29 km3 y-1.
The lakes are a home to different aquatic life and offer opportunity for fishing as well as boat cruising for tourists while viewing different wildlife
The key lakes include the following;
Lake Albert
Lake Bisina
Lake Bugondo
Lake Buhera
Lake Bujuku
Lake Bunyonyi
Lake Edward
Lake George
Lake Kabaka
Lake Kachera
Lake Katwe
Lake Kayumbu
Lake Kitandra
Lake Kwania
Lake Kyahafi
Lake Kyoga
Lake Mburo
Lake Mutanda
Lake Mulehe
Lake Nabugabo
Lake Nakuwa
Lake Nkugute
Lake Nyabihoko
Lake Nyamusingire
Lake Opeta
Lake Saka
Lake Nyungu
Lake Rutoto
Lake Magadi
Lake Nakivale
Lake Victoria (shared with Kenya and Tanzania)
Lake Wamala
Which lakes are found in Kampala District?
The key lakes include the following;
Lake Victoria.
Lake Albert.
Lake Bunyonyi.
Lake Edward.
Kabaka’s Lake.
Lake Katwe.
Lake Kyoga.
Lake George.
Smaller Lakes
The key smaller lakes include the following;
Lake Nyabungo is located in Masaka District, Central Uganda,
Lake Wamala is located in the districts of Mubende, Mityana and Mpigi in central Uganda.
Lake Mutanda is located in Kisoro District in southwestern Uganda,
Lake Kwania is in the Lira and Apac districts of the Northern Region of Uganda
Lake Nyabikere, is only 13km from Fort Portal on Kamwenge Road
Lake Nkugute is located along Mbarara-Kasese Highway in Rubirizi District
Lake Kyaninga is a Crater Lake situated with the Fort Portal Crater field.
Lake Saka located in Kabarole District in Western Uganda
Lake Bisina is located in Eastern Uganda and was formerly called Lake Salisbury
Lake Mburo is located in Kiruhura District in western Uganda
Lake Bisina is Located on Kumi-Soroti Road in Kumi District
Lake Opeta is located on Katakwi-Magoro Road in Katakwi district
Lake Kitandra is located in Kanungu District adjacent to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest