Lake Kivu (Kivu Gölü)
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Area | 2700 |
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Surface elevation | 1460 |
Catchment area | 2700 |
Max. depth | 480 m (1,575 ft) |
Island | Idjwi Island |
Fish | Nile tilapia |
Ripon barbel | |
East African red-finned barb | |
Lake Rukwa minnow | |
Barbus salmo | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 2328579 |
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.