Lake Chiuta is a shallow lake on the border between Malawi and Mozambique. It lies to the north of Lake Chilwa and to the south of Lake Amaramba, which has no outlet, and the lakes are separated by a sandy ridge. Both lakes lie in a graben which runs northeast–southwest, east of the main African Rift Valley.
Lake Chiuta is 3–4 meters deep and ranges in size from 25 to 130 square kilometers, depending on the season and rainfall. Lake Chiuta and Amaramba is intermittently linked to the Lugenda River, a tributary of the Ruvuma River.
Lake Chiuta can desiccate completely (Owen et al. 198?)
Mean Depth: 1.13 metres (3 ft 8 in) / average surface area: 199 square kilometres (77 sq mi) / average volume: 0.225 cubic kilometres (0.054 cu mi) / encatchment area: 1,755 square kilometres (678 sq mi) (Ojda 1994)
Predominant commercial fish species are Oreochromis shiranus shiranus (Chambo), Clarias gariepinus (Mlamba), and Barbus paludinosus (Matemba). 37 fish species were recorded in total. (Ojda 1994)
Dominating aquatic macrophytes are Potamogeton welwitschii + Ceratophyllum demersum (submerged), Eleocharis dulcis, Oryza barthii, Vossia cuspidata, etc. (Ojda 1994)
LakeChiuta is a shallow lake on the border between Malawi and Mozambique. It lies to the north of Lake Chilwa and to the south of Lake Amaramba, which...
surface, mainly composed of Lake Malawi, but there are other sizeable lakes, such as Lake Malombe, Lake Chilwa and LakeChiuta. The land area is 94,080 km²...
Nyasa plateau, it is north of LakeChiuta. The lakes are separated by a sandy ridge and a channel links the two lakes. On the western side of the channel...
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the Zambezi. The country has four notable lakes: Lake Niassa (or Malawi), LakeChiuta, Cahora Bassa and Lake Shirwa, all in the north. The major cities...
northern Mozambique. It flows in a south-north direction from Lake Amaramba/LakeChiuta and is the largest tributary of the Ruvuma River. It joins the...
from south to north. The Lujenda rises in proximity to Lake Chilwa, in the small LakeChiuta (520 m, 1,700 ft), the swamps to the south of this being...
genus Engraulicypris. It inhabits the Rovuma River in Mozambique and LakeChiuta in Malawi. It has a maximum length of 5.1 cm (2.0 inches). "Engraulicypris...
the Ruvuma River system, LakeChiuta and Lake Chilwa. Its natural habitats are freshwater lakes and intermittent freshwater lakes. This species grows to...
while in the Lake Rukwa drainage system it occurs in rivers which feed the lake and associated smaller waterbodies and in LakeChiuta it has been reported...
River. The river is dammed at Lake Mutirikwe, which is recognised as an important wetland, and at Bangala Dam near Renco. Chiuta, Tabeth (1994). "Wetlands...
settled. The Yao chiefs such as Chikumbu, Mtilamanja, Matipwili, Juma, Chiuta welcomed the Lomwe as their cousins from Mozambique. A large number of Lomwe...
II Malawi Armed Forces College FC Kamuzu Barracks FC, Lilongwe Wongane Chiuta (17 March 2020). "Exit Nundwe at Malawi Army, Namathanga Now Commander"...
is undertaken A. tweddlei should be regarded as restricted to Lakes Chilwa and Chiuta and their drainages, as well as probably through the drainage of...
Fighting Islamic Militias – 8 Battling for Lives in Hospital". Nyasa Times. Chiuta, Wongani (2018). "Malawi Army Issue Stern Warning to Rumour Mongers on Social...
(Macanga district) and Chintola (Zumbo district). They also recaptured Zangue, Chiuta, Singue and Sangano. 17 August: RENAMO took control of Lugela. 21 September:...
traditional religion. It included the concept of a supreme creator called Chiuta symbolizing the sun, who Tumbuka faith holds was "self created and all knowing"...
both male (in the sky) and female (in the earth). Words for God include Chiuta, the great bow or rainbow in the sky and Namalango in the earth, like a...
River, the Nhaliuaue River, and the Inhassune River. There are multiple lakes as well. The climate is tropical semi-arid in the interior and tropical...
River, the Nhanombe River, and the Nhalihave River. There are two lakes, Lake Pembe and Lake Nhavarre. The climate is tropical semi-arid, with the annual rainfall...
River, a tributary of the Inharrime River. There are 63 lakes in the district, the biggest one is Lake Nhambavale. The climate is tropical dry in the interior...
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Lake Chiuta - northern tip
Lake Chiuta - middle part
Lake Chiuta - Nafisi Inselbergs
Lake Chiuta - fishermen viewed from Chiuta Isl.
Lake Chiuta - checking gillnets
Lake Chiuta - Chiuta Isl.
Lake Chiuta - unique atmosphere
