Lake Kivu (Kivu Gölü) photograph

Lake Kivu (Kivu Gölü)

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Area2700
Surface elevation1460
Catchment area2700
Max. depth480 m (1,575 ft)
Island Idjwi Island
Fish Nile tilapia
Ripon barbel
East African red-finned barb
Lake Rukwa minnow
Barbus salmo
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About Lake Kivu (Kivu Gölü)


Lake Kivu is one of the African Great Lakes. It lies on the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, and is in the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift. Lake Kivu empties into the Ruzizi River, which flows southwards into Lake Tanganyika.

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