Mugesera lake
| Mugesera lake | ||
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| Geographical location | Rwanda | |
| Tributaries | Ruvomo , Nyirabidibili , Rwangunda , Mwambu | |
| Drain | Nyabarongo | |
| Places on the shore | Mugesera , sake | |
| Location close to the shore | Kibungo , Kigali | |
| Data | ||
| Coordinates | 2 ° 8 ′ S , 30 ° 26 ′ E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 1400 m | |
| length | 19 km | |
| width | 14 km | |
Lake Mugesera is an inland lake in eastern Rwanda . It is located in the Eastern Province , about 40 kilometers southeast of the capital Kigali and about 20 kilometers southwest of the city of Rwamagana . Mugesera Lake belongs to the Gisaka Lake Group in southeastern Rwanda, near the border with Burundi . Lake Mugesera is the largest lake in this group, which also includes Lake Birara to the west and Lake Sake to the south .
The lake extends over a length of about 14 kilometers from northwest to southeast. At its northern end, a bay more than 10 kilometers long and less than a kilometer wide extends in an easterly direction to behind the town of Mabare . Three rivers flow into this bay, the Nyirabidibili , the Rwangunda and the Mwambu . The Ruvomo flows into the lake a little west of the bay . The Nyabarongo , with which the lake is connected by a swamp , flows past its north-western bank about 2 kilometers away .