Lake Kyoga or Lake Kioga (literally 'the place of bathing' in Runyoro language) is a large shallow lake in Uganda, about 1,720 km2 (660 sq mi)[1] in area and at an elevation of 1,033 metres.[2] The Victoria Nile flows through the lake on its way from Lake Victoria to Lake Albert. The main inflow from Lake Victoria is regulated by the Nalubaale Power Station in Jinja. Another source of water is the Mount Elgon region on the border between Uganda and Kenya. While Lake Kyoga is part of the African Great Lakes system, it is not itself considered a great lake.
Rivers and lakes of Uganda. Click image to enlarge.
The lake reaches a depth of about 5.7 metres, and most of it is less than 4 metres deep. Areas that are less than 3 metres deep are completely covered by water lilies, while much of the swampy shoreline is covered with papyrus and the invasive water hyacinth. The papyrus also forms floating islands that drift between a number of small permanent islands. Extensive wetlands fed by a complex system of streams and rivers surround the lakes. Nearby Lake Kwania is a smaller lake but deeper.
^ ab"Lake Kyoga". World Lakes Database. 1999. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
LakeKyoga or Lake Kioga (literally 'the place of bathing' in Runyoro language) is a large shallow lake in Uganda, about 1,720 km2 (660 sq mi) in area...
steamer service with a route across LakeKyoga and down the Victoria Nile to Pakwach at the head of the Albert Nile. Its Lake Victoria ships were unsuitable...
larger lakes, such as LakeKyoga. Lake Victoria LakeKyoga (part of the Great Lakes system but not itself a "great lake") Lake Albert Lake Edward Lake Tanganyika...
river draining from Lake Victoria through to the merger with the Blue Nile: the "Victoria Nile" from Lake Victoria via LakeKyoga to Lake Albert, then the...
in the region dried out, as happened to Lake Victoria about 15,000 years ago. In recent history only LakeKyoga was easily accessible to Victoria cichlids...
lakes (Lake Victoria, Lake Albert (Africa), LakeKyoga, Lake Edward and Lake George (Uganda)) which are the main sources of fish in the country. Lake...
River, and LakeKyoga. According to oral tradition and archeological studies, the Empire of Kitara covered an important part of the Great Lakes Area, from...
north by shallow LakeKyoga (separating it from Lango), on the west by the Victoria Nile (separating it from Buganda), on the south by Lake Victoria (separating...
native species to Lake Albert where it is locally known as Gur, and the River Nile below Murchison Falls. It was introduced into LakesKyoga and Victoria basins...
the LakeKyoga system, including Lake Bisina (a medium-sized lake to the east of LakeKyoga itself) and Lake Nawampasa (a small lake southeast of Lake Kyoga...
Kayunga District is a district in Central Uganda. It is named after its chief town, Kayunga. Kayunga District is bordered by Amolatar District to the north...
wetlands between Lake Victoria and LakeKyoga, west of the Victoria Nile and flows in a general northerly direction to empty into LakeKyoga. The source of...
leaves Lake Victoria at Ripon Falls near Jinja, Uganda, as the "Victoria Nile." It flows north for some 130 kilometers (81 mi) to LakeKyoga. The last...
Katwe Lake Kayumbu Lake Kitandra Lake Kwania Lake Kyahafi LakeKyogaLake Mburo Lake Mutanda Lake Mulehe Lake Nabugabo Lake Nakuwa Lake Nkugute Lake Nyabihoko...
Nile (Victoria Nile) between Lake Victoria and Lake Albert. The wetland, which includes Lake Kwania, the even larger LakeKyoga, and other water bodies and...
extreme northwestern corner (about 150,000 population) and Teso south of LakeKyoga (3.2 million 9.6% of Uganda's population). Western Nilotic Luo languages...
in the three territories it ran inland shipping services on Lake Victoria, LakeKyoga, Lake Albert, the Victoria Nile and the Albert Nile. The Malayan...
Dokolo District is a district in the Northern Region of Uganda. The town of Dokolo is its main municipal, administrative, and commercial centre. Dokolo...
known from the drainage basins of LakeKyoga, Lake Nabugabo and the Victoria Nile that are located in Uganda, and Lake Victoria that is shared by Kenya...
the time of the Christian biblical prophet Isaiah. The river flows into LakeKyoga. The nature of its birth makes the river a cultural symbol of great importance...
The geographic centre of Uganda is north of LakeKyoga in Olyaka village, Olyaka parish in Namasale sub-county in Amolatar District, Northern Uganda.[citation...
large lakes, Lake Victoria, Lake Edward and Lake Albert lie on the borders and LakeKyoga lies in the centre. The country forms part of the Lake Victoria...
Butaleja District Yala River LakeKyoga Mount Elgon The Banyole were one of the ethnic groups in the plains between LakeKyoga to the west and the slopes...
Masindi-Port on the other side of LakeKyoga.[citation needed] Other waterways such as Lake Albert, Lake George, Lake Edward, and the Albert Nile do not...
River flowing from the upper slopes of Mount Elgon, and terminate in the LakeKyoga basin. The term "Sipi" is thought to have its origins in the local word...
freshwater habitats in the Lake Victoria and LakeKyoga basins in eastern Africa. It is currently known from streams and swamps in the Lake Victoria basin in north-western...
which was detached from Lira District. They are found at the shores of LakeKyoga (Namasale). In Soroti district, they are found in Serere, Asuret, Kamuda...
east, circa 1650 AD. The original Basoga are said to have arrived across LakeKyoga and settled in the caves at the bottom of this hill. The Basoga have traditional...
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