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Turkana (Lake Rudolf)
General Information
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| Country |
Ethiopia
Kenya
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| Latitude |
4° 0' 0"
(4.0000) |
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| Longitude |
36° 0'
0" (36.0000) |
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| River Basin |
Turkana
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Maps
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Lakes of East Africa |
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Africa Lake Biodiversity Conservation Priorities 2003 |
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Physical Characteristics
| Description |
Turkana is a terminal lake (i.e. has no outlets). |
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| Volume |
187.00 km3 |
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| Surface Area |
6,500.00 km2 |
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| Depth |
Mean depth: 7.0 m
Maximum depth: 73.0 m
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| Origin |
Tectonic
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| Type |
Saline
Permanent
Natural
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Socio-Political
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Watershed Management
| Description |
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| Issues |
In early 2002 the Kenyan government announced its intention to deforest close to 70,000 hectares of government-owned land. One of several lakes dependent on the catchment area of the Mau mountain forest, Lake Turkana's water quality and level are expected to be affected substantially by upstream logging.
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| Other Issues |
Erosion
Polluted runoff
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| Monitoring |
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Biodiversity Conservation
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| Species of Concern |
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Documents
Resources
News
Additional Data Sources
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Birkett, C., and I. Mason. 1995. A new global lakes database for remote sensing programme studying climatically sensitive large lakes. Journal of Great Lakes Research, 21 (3) 307-318. |
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Duker, L. and L. Borre. 2001. Biodiversity conservation of the world's lakes: a preliminary framework for identifying priorities. LakeNet Report Series Number 2. Annapolis, Maryland USA. |
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International Lake Environment Committee, the United Nations Environment Program and Environment Agency, Government of Japan. 1997. World Lakes Database. |
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