Nabugabo lake
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| Geographical location | Uganda , East Africa | |
| Drain | no | |
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| Coordinates | 0 ° 22 ′ 0 ″ S , 31 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 1130 m | |
| surface | 35 km² | |
| Middle deep | 4.5 m | |
The lake nabugabo (Lake Nabugabo) is a lake in the Ugandan district Masaka , about 15 km east of the city Masaka .
description
It has a maximum length of 8.2 km and a maximum width of 5 km. The marshy lake lies in front of the shores of Lake Victoria and was separated from Lake Victoria by a sand barrier 3,700 years ago.
The lake is known as a bathing lake, as there should be no bilharzia risk there. There are a few simple hotels that can be easily reached by taxi from Masaka.
Flora and fauna
Loudetia , Miscanthidium violaceum , Nymphaea lotus and Nymphaea caerulea , papyrus , Vossia cuspidata and peat moss grow on its banks . Since separating from Lake Victoria, at least five endemic species of cichlid have emerged in the lake.
In the 1960s, the cichlid species Oreochromis niloticus , Oreochromis leucosticus and Coptodon zillii , as well as the Nile perch ( Lates niloticus ) were released for fish production, which has very negative consequences for the natural ecosystem of the lake.
Fish species in the lake
The following fish species were caught in the lake between 1998 and 2000:
- Ethiopian lungfish ( Protopterus aethiopicus )
- Gnathonemus victoriae
- Gnathonemus longibarbis
- Petrocephalus degeni
- Brycinus sadleri
- Rastrineobola argentea
- Enteromius apleurogramma
- Enteromius radiatus
- Enteromius kerstenii
- Shed intermedius
- Clarias gariepinus
- Clarias alluaudi
- Clarias Werneri
- Synodontis afrofischeri
- Lacustricola pumilus , only in swamps near the lake
- Astatoreochromis alluaudi
- Haplochromis annectidens , endemic
- Haplochromis beadlei , endemic
- Haplochromis nubilus
- Haplochromis simpsoni , endemic
- Haplochromis velifer , endemic
- Haplochromis (Psammochromis) sp.
- Multicolored mouthbrooders ( Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor ), only in swamps near the lake
- Aethiomastacembelus frenatus
Introduced species:
- Nile perch ( Lates niloticus )
- Coptodon rendalli
- Oreochromis niloticus
- Oreochromis leucostictus
literature
- Lauren J. Chapman et al .: Fish Faunal Resurgence in Lake Nabugabo, East Africa. PDF