HydroLAKES lake · #15921
Lake Opeta
Natural lakeUgandaAfrica 1043 m
Surface area
49,31km²
Avg depth
1,1m
Volume
53,51km³
Shoreline
37,9km
Administrative coverage
3 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- UsukKatakwi · Uganda26.81 km²54.6% of lake
- KumiKumi · Uganda22.06 km²44.9% of lake
- ChekwiiNakapiripirit · Uganda0.22 km²0.4% of lake
2 intersecting protected areas
Lake Opeta Wetland System
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
49.09 km² overlap
Pian Upe
IUCN IIIWildlife Reserve
0.26 km² overlap
Computed live · HydroLAKES × GADM × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
22 distinct species · 27 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Lake statistics (HydroLAKES)
Surface
49,31km²
Avg depth
1,1m
Volume
53,510km³
Watershed
6 785km²
Shoreline
37,9km
Shore dev. idx
1,52
Residence time
38days
Elevation
1 043m
HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016) · 1.4M lacs ≥ 0.1 km² mondialement.