HydroLAKES lake · #15992
Lake Bisongu
Natural lakeUnited Republic of TanzaniaAfrica 1287 m
Surface area
23,75km²
Avg depth
15,6m
Volume
371,09km³
Shoreline
52km
Administrative coverage
1 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- KaragweKagera · Tanzania23.64 km²100.0% of lake
1 intersecting protected areas
Burigi-Chato National Park
IUCN Not ReportedNational Park
23.64 km² overlap
Computed live · HydroLAKES × GADM × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
0 distinct species · 0 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
23,75km²
Avg depth
15,6m
Volume
371,090km³
Watershed
480km²
Shoreline
52,0km
Shore dev. idx
3,01
Residence time
2 122days
Elevation
1 287m
HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016) · 1.4M lacs ≥ 0.1 km² mondialement.