Rugwero
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| Clockwise, starting at 9:00: Cohoha (south) , Rugwero, Kanzigiri, Rwihinda | ||
| Geographical location | Burundi , Rwanda | |
| Tributaries | Muhembuzi , Nyamabuno , Nyabarongo | |
| Drain | Kagera Nile | |
| Places on the shore | Kwisigu, Nzove | |
| Location close to the shore | Kirundo , Nemba , Kibungo | |
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| Coordinates | 2 ° 24 ′ S , 30 ° 19 ′ E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 1350 m | |
| surface | 100 km² | |
| length | 18 km | |
| width | 14.5 km | |
| volume | 210 million m³ | |
| scope | 76 km | |
| Maximum depth | 3.9 m | |
| Middle deep | 2.1 m | |
The Rugwero Lake ( Rweru Lake ) is a lake on the border between Rwanda and Burundi near the border triangle with Tanzania .
geography
Lake Rugwero is located at the southern end of the Mugesera-Rugwero swamps in southeast Rwanda. About 20 km² of the area of the lake is in Rwanda and 80 km² in Burundi. The lake extends over a length of about 18 kilometers in north-south direction and about 14.5 kilometers in east-west direction. At its southern end the Muhembuzi and at the eastern end the Nyamabuno flow into the lake. Lake Rugwero is also connected to Lake Kanzigiri via Nyamabuno .
At the northern end, the lake merges into the Mugesera-Rugwero marshland and is connected to the Nyabarongo over several kilometers . There is also a direct connection with the river. After this confluence, the Nyabarongo flows as the Kagera Nile further east towards the Rusumo Falls .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b DRAFT - Environmental Profile of BURUNDI prepared. (PDF; MB) Retrieved March 8, 2014 .
literature
- RH Hughes, JS Hughes: A Directory of African Wetlands . UNEP 1992; ISBN 2-88032-949-3 ( Google Books )