Lake Edward
Lake in Uganda and smallest of the African Great Lakes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Edward Lake" redirects here. For other uses, see Edward Lake (disambiguation).
Lake Edward (locally Rwitanzigye or Rweru) is one of the smaller African Great Lakes. It is located in the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift, on the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, with its northern shore a few kilometres south of the equator.
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Lake Edward | |
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Coordinates | 0°20′S 29°36′E |
Primary inflows | Nyamugasani Ishasha Rutshuru Rwindi Ntungwe Lubilia |
Primary outflows | Semliki River |
Catchment area | 12,096 km2 (4,670 sq mi) |
Basin countries | Democratic Republic of Congo Uganda |
Max. length | 77 km (48 mi) |
Max. width | 40 km (25 mi) |
Surface area | 2,325 km2 (898 sq mi) |
Average depth | 17 m (56 ft) |
Max. depth | 112 m (367 ft) |
Water volume | 39.5 km3 (9.5 cu mi) |
Surface elevation | 912 m (2,992 ft) |
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