Amaramba lake
| Amaramba lake | ||
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| The swampy plain with Lake Amaramba and Lake Chiuta | ||
| Geographical location | East African Trench | |
| Tributaries | Chiuta lake | |
| Drain | Lugenda | |
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| Coordinates | 14 ° 23 ′ S , 35 ° 55 ′ E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 635 m | |
| surface | 83.5 km² | |
| length | 35.25 km | |
| width | 1.2 km | |
| Maximum depth | 5 m | |
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| Satellite image of the border region with the lakes there | ||
Lake Amaramba is a relatively shallow lake in Mozambique near the border with Malawi .
geography
Due to its shallow depth, the lake shows only partially open water areas (approx. 4350 ha), the rest consists of swampy areas (approx. 4000 ha). The swampy areas are at the southern and southeastern ends of the elongated lake. In the east of the Amaramba there are isolated hills (Mitumbi, Mero, Mangombo, Chikalulu and Lipembegwe).
Hydrology
A narrow tributary in the south of the lake feeds it from Lake Chiuta and drains it from the Lugenda River in the north. The Lugenda flows further into the Rovuma , which ultimately flows into the Indian Ocean .
During the rainy season, Lake Chiuta and Lake Amaramba combine and form a common body of water. The 9 km long tributary between these two lakes disappears under the water masses.
use
The lake primarily serves as a source of drinking water for the few residents . Due to its abundance of fish, the Amaramba is also fished intensively and sometimes illegally. The lake also serves as an important transport route.
credentials
- ↑ Mepham, Robert; Hughes, RH and Hughes JS (1992). A directory of African wetlands . IUCN. p. 686. ISBN 2880329493
- ^ The Royal Geographical Society. Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and Monthly Record of Geography . 8. Blackwell Publishing. p. February 99, 1886
- ^ N. Lancaster: Formation of the Holocene Lake Chilwa sand bar: Southern Malawi , CATENA Volume 8, Issues 3-4, 1981
- ↑ Mepham, Robert; Hughes, RH and Hughes JS (1992). A directory of African wetlands . IUCN. p. 686. ISBN 2880329493
- ↑ Protection for Lake Amaramba as a drinking water lake (English)