- Source: Lake Cohoha
Lake Cyohoha South or Cyohoha Sud as it is known in Rwanda or Lake Cohoha in Burundi is a small lake in East Africa.
It straddles the border between Burundi and Rwanda.
Name
In Rwanda, the lake is known as Cyohoha South to differentiate it from the nearby much smaller Cyohoha North 10 miles north in Rwanda.
In Burundi, it is simply known as Cohoha.
Location
Lake Cyohoha is ten miles West of the larger Lake Rweru, the second lake on the Rwanda - Burundi border.
It is a narrow yet very long lake with many branches.
It is largely bisected by the border between Rwanda and Burundi, however, its southern portion extends entirely into Burundi.
Lake Cyohoha is 32 kilometres (20 mi) long, and has an average width of 1 kilometre (0.62 mi). The maximum width is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi).
The lake covers 74 square kilometres (29 sq mi), of which 19 square kilometres (7.3 sq mi) are in Rwanda and 55 square kilometres (21 sq mi) belong to Burundi.
Hydrology
Lake Cohoha is fed by the Rugamura Marsh, which in turn is fed by the Gatunguru River, the Runyoni River and the Nduruma River.
The Nduruma River is fed by the Matonnyanga to the north of Mukerwas colline, by the Runyuiya to the south of Rwimbogo colline and by the Gasuga, which forms between the Kabirizi and Butihinda collines.
Lake Cyohoha South just as its cousin Cyohoha North empties into the Akanyaru River via a series of marshlands that connect these lakes to the river.
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References
Sources
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Lake Cohoha
- Lake Burera
- Kirundo Province
- List of lakes of Rwanda
- List of international lakes
- Nduruma River
- Protected Aquatic Landscape of the North
- List of rivers of Burundi
- Commune of Bugabira
- Gasenyi, Burundi
