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The Victoria Nile starts at the outlet of Lake Victoria, at Jinja, Uganda, on the northern shore of the lake. [10] Downstream from the Nalubaale Power Station and the Kiira Power Station at the outlet of the lake, the river goes over Bujagali Falls (the location of the Bujagali Power Station) about 15 km (9.3 mi) downstream from Jinja. The ...
The swamp contains 1,500 hectares (3,700 acres) Lake Kanyaboli, a freshwater deltaic wetland with an average depth of 3 metres (9.8 ft), which is fed by the floodwaters of the Nzoia and Yala rivers and by the backflow of water from Lake Victoria. The lake provides a refuge for several species of fish that are no longer present in Lake Victoria. [6]
The river descends 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) over its 654-kilometre (406 mi) course. [8] In addition to being the longest river in Victoria, the Goulburn also has the highest discharge and the highest annual flow of any river in Victoria. The area surrounding the river is very productive as a result of irrigated agriculture. [10]
Gnus crossing the Mara River. Nile. White Nile. Victoria Nile (Uganda) Lake Victoria. Nzoia River; Yala River; Nyando River; Sondu River (Miriu River) Awach River ...
Murray River Murray River 6,600 16,000 [29] Murdeduke: Saline Western District Lakes 1,550 3,800| Nagambie: Reservoir Goldfields: Goulburn River: Goulburn River 170 420 [30] Narracan: Reservoir West Gippsland: Latrobe River Latrobe River 281 690 [31] Purrumbete: Crater lake: Western District Lakes Evaporation: 552 1,360 [32] Reedy: Freshwater ...
Victoria Nyanza. The black line indicates Stanley's route. Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes.With a surface area of approximately 59,947 km 2 (23,146 sq mi), [6] [7] [page needed] Lake Victoria is Africa's largest lake by area, the world's largest tropical lake, [8] and the world's second-largest fresh water lake by surface area after Lake Superior in North America. [9]
River name Length Source km miles Australian Capital Territory: Murrumbidgee River 59 37 [2] New South Wales: Murray River: 1,808 1,123 Northern Territory: Victoria River: 510 317 Queensland: Flinders River: 1,004 624 South Australia: Murray River: 700 435 Tasmania: South Esk River: 245 152 Victoria: Goulburn River: 654 406 Western Australia ...
Lake Victoria: 68,800 km 2 (26,600 sq mi) Tanzania Kenya Uganda: Lake Victoria is the largest of the African Great Lakes and is the largest freshwater lake in Africa. The Lake is also the second-largest freshwater lake in the world and spans across three countries. The lake is the solely drained by the Nile river at Jinja. [3] Lake Amboseli