HydroLAKES lake · #162
Edward
Surface area
2 241,98km²
Avg depth
34,2m
Volume
76 700km³
Shoreline
307,4km
Administrative coverage
7 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- LuberoNord-Kivu · Democratic Republic of the Congo1610.05 km²72.1% of lake
- BunyaruguruBushenyi · Uganda330.18 km²14.8% of lake
- BusongoraKasese · Uganda86.43 km²3.9% of lake
- BukonjoKasese · Uganda81.42 km²3.6% of lake
- BufumbiraRukungiri · Uganda77.45 km²3.5% of lake
- KinkiiziKanungu · Uganda34.05 km²1.5% of lake
5 intersecting protected areas
Virunga
IUCN IINational Park
1662.68 km² overlap
Virunga National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
1582.22 km² overlap
Parc national des Virunga
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
1582.22 km² overlap
Queen Elizabeth
IUCN IINational Park
11.73 km² overlap
Queen Elizabeth National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve
11.71 km² overlap
Computed live · HydroLAKES × GADM × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
1 196 distinct species · 30 765 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 21 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.
ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Edward : 16 espèces reliées par 22 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Lake statistics (HydroLAKES)
Surface
2 241,98km²
Avg depth
34,2m
Volume
76 700,000km³
Watershed
26 839km²
Shoreline
307,4km
Shore dev. idx
1,83
Residence time
4 563days
Elevation
912m
HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016) · 1.4M lacs ≥ 0.1 km² mondialement.