Chiuta lake
Chiuta lake | ||
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Satellite image of the border region with the lakes there | ||
Geographical location | Malawi , Mozambique | |
Tributaries | Lifune , Chifundu , Mpili | |
Drain | Lugenda (temporarily) | |
Places on the shore | no | |
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Coordinates | 14 ° 49 '3 " S , 35 ° 51' 14" E | |
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Altitude above sea level | 620 m | |
surface | approx. 25-200 km² | |
Middle deep | 3–5 m |
The Chiuta Lake is a shallow lake belonging to the Niassa Province , Mozambique and the greater part of the Machinga District , Malawi, 20 kilometers north of Lake Chilwa .
description
At the highest water level, the 3–13 km wide and 64 km long lake has an extension of over 200 km², of which Mozambique has a share of 49 km². It is believed that there was a connection with Lake Chilwa in the Pleistocene , from which there is still an underground inflow under sand up to ten meters high. To the north, when the water level is high, Lake Chiuta is connected by a marshy narrowness to the elongated Amaramba Lake , which is also rich in fish and from which the Lugenda flows. There are some small islands in the lake.
swell
- http://www.academia.edu/2748511/Fisheries_co-management_in_Malawi_Lake_Chiuta_re-visit_case_study
- http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2007/WWFPresitem6300.html
- https://tamis.dai.com/compass.nsf/7cdb8b093916c1f2422567cd00424fe6/497d6462f51f43df42256aab00424edf?OpenDocument
- http://www.indiana.edu/~voconf/papers/thomson_voconf.pdf