List Of Man-Made Lakes In Uganda

List Of Man-Made Lakes In Uganda

Man-made lakes, also known as reservoirs, are used as water sources throughout the world. Man-made lakes are usually constructed by using a dam to divert a portion of a river to store the water within a reservoir.

Here are the List Of Man-Made Lakes In Uganda

Which lake in Uganda is man made?

Kabakas LakeKabakas lake is positioned just a few kilometres from the city centre located in Ndeba between Nabunya Road and Ring Road in Rubaga division. The kabakas lake is one of Uganda’s manmade lakes and perhaps African’s largest surviving manmade lake on earth.

What is the biggest man-made lake in Uganda?

the Kabaka lake

Historically this lake was constructed in 1880. Kabaka Mwanga II orded wanted it mainly act as an escape corridor during the British armed conflicts. Historically, theĀ Kabaka lakeĀ is the largest Man-made lake in Uganda and its said to be Africa’s excavated lake.

What is the deepest lake in Uganda?

Lake Bunyonyi

Lake Bunyonyi
Max. length25 km (16 mi)
Max. width7 km (4.3 mi)
Surface area46 km2 (18 sq mi)
Average depth39 m (128 ft)

Which is the biggest lake in Uganda?

Lake Victoria

Lake Victoria, also called Victoria Nyanza, largest lake in Africa and chief reservoir of the Nile, lying mainly in Tanzania and Uganda but bordering on Kenya. Its area is 26,828 square miles (69,484 square km). Among the freshwater lakes of the world, it is exceeded in size only by Lake Superior in North America.