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Lake Naivasha
Location of lake in Kenya
Location of lake in Kenya
Lake Naivasha
Coordinates0°46′6.70″S 36°21′2.32″E / 0.7685278°S 36.3506444°E / -0.7685278; 36.3506444
Basin countriesKenya
Surface area139 km2 (54 sq mi)
Average depth6 m (20 ft)
Max. depth30 m (98 ft)
Surface elevation1,884 m (6,181 ft)
Ramsar Wetland
Designated10 April 1995
Reference no.724[1]
Satellite image of Lake Naivasha
Location of Naivasha in Kenya

Lake Naivasha is a freshwater lake in Kenya, outside the town of Naivasha in Nakuru County, which lies north west of Nairobi. It is situated in the Great Rift Valley. The name derives from the local Maasai name ɛnaɨpɔ́sha , meaning "that which heaves," a common Maasai word for bodies of water large enough to have wave action when it is windy or stormy. Naivasha arose from a British attempt to pronounce the Maasai name. Literally, Lake Naivasha means "Lake Lake."

  1. ^ "Lake Naivasha". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

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