Wamala lake
Wamala lake | ||
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Geographical location | Uganda , East Africa | |
Drain | Kibimba → Lake Victoria | |
Location close to the shore | Kampala | |
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Coordinates | 0 ° 19 ′ 42 " N , 31 ° 50 ′ 26" E | |
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particularities |
Natural lake |
The Lake Wamala or Lake Wamala is a lake in the districts of Mubende , Mityana and Gomba in Uganda .
economy
Strongly represented fish species are Oreochromis niloticus , Clarias gariepinus and Protopterus aethiopicus . Fish production in the lake collapsed due to overfishing of 4,000–6,000 tonnes annually in the 1960s, with a peak of 7100 tonnes in 1967 in the 1970s and around 500 tonnes in the 1990s.