HydroLAKES lake · #163
Kivu
Surface area
2 400,88km²
Avg depth
237m
Volume
569 000km³
Shoreline
1 190,3km
Administrative coverage
11 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- IdjwiSud-Kivu · Democratic Republic of the Congo727.33 km²30.4% of lake
- RutsiroIburengerazuba · Rwanda494.53 km²20.7% of lake
- KaleheSud-Kivu · Democratic Republic of the Congo444.51 km²18.6% of lake
- NyamashekeIburengerazuba · Rwanda217.44 km²9.1% of lake
- KabareSud-Kivu · Democratic Republic of the Congo203.14 km²8.5% of lake
- KarongiIburengerazuba · Rwanda194.73 km²8.1% of lake
243 communes (L5)For countries with L5
- Lake Kivu493.92 km²
- Lake Kivu216.38 km²
- Lake Kivu194.52 km²
- Lake Kivu46.73 km²
- Lake Kivu40.86 km²
- Kirehe0.15 km²
- Gasharu0.15 km²
- Rutagara0.09 km²
- Nyamahuru0.08 km²
- Mushungo0.07 km²
- Buhinga0.07 km²
- Rwagatoki0.06 km²
- Kinyaga0.06 km²
- Budorozo0.06 km²
- Sumoyamana0.05 km²
- Ruhingo0.05 km²
- Rukohwa0.05 km²
- Gisoro0.05 km²
- Mataba0.04 km²
- Ngoma0.04 km²
- Matare0.04 km²
- Nkero0.04 km²
- Kinanira0.03 km²
- Karenge0.03 km²
- Kazimba0.03 km²
- Muhavu0.03 km²
- Miramba0.03 km²
- Kanyinya0.03 km²
- Rwumuyaga0.03 km²
- Nyabinyenga0.03 km²
- Hepfo0.02 km²
- Gisunyu0.02 km²
- Rwanyundo0.02 km²
- Mapfura0.02 km²
- Biraro0.02 km²
- Kabuga0.02 km²
- Kigaga0.02 km²
- Kavogo0.02 km²
- Kabashinga0.02 km²
- Kigugu0.02 km²
- Bunyamanza0.02 km²
- Gikombe0.02 km²
- Gashara0.02 km²
- Gikuyu0.02 km²
- Gacumbi0.02 km²
- Nyabintare0.02 km²
- Muhororo0.02 km²
- Bugarura0.02 km²
- Karambo0.02 km²
- Munyinya0.02 km²
- Nyange0.01 km²
- Nyawenya0.01 km²
- Rugarambiro0.01 km²
- Bukiro0.01 km²
- Kasenjara0.01 km²
- Gacumba0.01 km²
- Gasharu0.01 km²
- Rugaragara0.01 km²
- Gaseke0.01 km²
- Kabahizi0.01 km²
- Nyagahinga0.01 km²
- Kavune0.01 km²
- Mboneko0.01 km²
- Kabuga0.01 km²
- Gasayo0.01 km²
- Nyabitare0.01 km²
- Karambo0.01 km²
- Karugero0.01 km²
- Gataba0.01 km²
- Nkomero0.01 km²
- Ruboreza0.01 km²
- Kazibo0.01 km²
- Gafoka0.01 km²
- Kinunga0.01 km²
- Busekanka0.01 km²
- Bwerankori0.01 km²
- Nyakabanda0.01 km²
- Nyamarebe0.01 km²
- Rweya0.01 km²
- Rusozi0.01 km²
- Rebero0.01 km²
- Maziba0.01 km²
- Tundwe0.01 km²
- Nyakagezi0.01 km²
- Gatwaro0.01 km²
- Rusororo0.01 km²
- Kabuyekeru0.01 km²
- Muyange0.01 km²
- Bigabiro0.01 km²
- Rutarakiro0.01 km²
- Giteme0.01 km²
- Gakenke0.01 km²
- Buroha0.01 km²
- Kamanyenga0.01 km²
- Butare0.01 km²
- Kabutimbiri0.01 km²
- Rubyiro0.01 km²
- Gikomero0.01 km²
- Rwabagoyi0.01 km²
- Mbuga0.01 km²
- Maseka0.01 km²
- Mirambi0.01 km²
- Rebero0.01 km²
- Kabirizi0.01 km²
- Giseke0.01 km²
- Gataba0.01 km²
- Bukiro0.01 km²
- Matara0.01 km²
- Kavo0.01 km²
- Muramba0.01 km²
- Nyagacaca0.00 km²
- Gaturo0.00 km²
- Kabushongo0.00 km²
- Kabarore0.00 km²
- Buhire0.00 km²
- Bikono0.00 km²
- Rusumo0.00 km²
- Gahwazi0.00 km²
- Gasereganya0.00 km²
- Gihinga0.00 km²
- Ngoma0.00 km²
- Bushamba0.00 km²
- Nyakabuye0.00 km²
- Karenge0.00 km²
- Gisizi0.00 km²
- Nyarugenge0.00 km²
- Nyabitare0.00 km²
- Rurembo0.00 km²
- Murama0.00 km²
- Ruyenzi0.00 km²
- Gafunzo0.00 km²
- Mugohe0.00 km²
- Ntumba0.00 km²
- Gatare0.00 km²
- Ruhunde0.00 km²
- Murwa0.00 km²
- Rwambogo0.00 km²
- Nyankumbira0.00 km²
- Rusunyu0.00 km²
- Buhinga0.00 km²
- Magarama0.00 km²
- Murambi0.00 km²
- Mweya0.00 km²
- Kayenzi0.00 km²
- Kinyaga0.00 km²
- Nyagahinga0.00 km²
- Ngugu0.00 km²
- Birehe0.00 km²
- Nyabihanga0.00 km²
- Rusuzumiro0.00 km²
- Nyamirundi0.00 km²
- Butembo0.00 km²
- Rwamiko0.00 km²
- Mufumbezi0.00 km²
- Ruganda0.00 km²
- Kabaga0.00 km²
- Doga0.00 km²
- Bukiro0.00 km²
- Kijibamba0.00 km²
- Munimba0.00 km²
- Nyenyeri0.00 km²
- Buhimba0.00 km²
- Rwamatamu0.00 km²
- Nyabageni0.00 km²
- Gasharu0.00 km²
- Butare0.00 km²
- Rufumberi0.00 km²
- Mweya0.00 km²
- Nyarusange0.00 km²
- Mujabagiro0.00 km²
- Kamahongo0.00 km²
- Ruganda0.00 km²
- Rurembo0.00 km²
- Gisiza0.00 km²
- Gisesero0.00 km²
- Bikomero0.00 km²
- Kagugu0.00 km²
- Rwamiko0.00 km²
- Kamina0.00 km²
- Rugeregere0.00 km²
- Bugoma0.00 km²
- Tagaza0.00 km²
- Byahi0.00 km²
- Kanyirahweza0.00 km²
- Kagera0.00 km²
- Kamabuye0.00 km²
- Gitwa0.00 km²
- Buhanga0.00 km²
- Tura0.00 km²
- Nyabiranga0.00 km²
- Gateko0.00 km²
- Kigarama0.00 km²
- Gasharu0.00 km²
- Gakoma0.00 km²
- Taba0.00 km²
- Karambo0.00 km²
- Muhari0.00 km²
- Nyabiti0.00 km²
- Nyarusange0.00 km²
- Kaduha0.00 km²
- Gitwa0.00 km²
- Murambi0.00 km²
- Kibare0.00 km²
- Gisheke0.00 km²
- Gisunzu0.00 km²
- Mirara0.00 km²
- Rambo0.00 km²
- Kanyovu0.00 km²
- Gitwa0.00 km²
- Rambira0.00 km²
- Nyakabande0.00 km²
- Rwimbogo0.00 km²
- Kabuyaga0.00 km²
- Josi0.00 km²
- Gisayo0.00 km²
- Karora0.00 km²
- Gisiza0.00 km²
- Bwinyana0.00 km²
- Kabuyekera0.00 km²
- Kigufi0.00 km²
- Kabuga0.00 km²
- Kabwenge0.00 km²
- Cyinzovu0.00 km²
- Kabuga0.00 km²
- Murenge0.00 km²
- Gasharu0.00 km²
- Rurembo0.00 km²
- Butotori0.00 km²
- Gahanda0.00 km²
- Rugamba0.00 km²
- Ruhanga0.00 km²
- Kubutare0.00 km²
- Kanombe0.00 km²
- Bukumba0.00 km²
- Nyaruhonga0.00 km²
- Nyabikenke0.00 km²
- Rwumba0.00 km²
- Runyinya0.00 km²
- Kaduha0.00 km²
- Gituro0.00 km²
- Bitaba0.00 km²
- Gitwa0.00 km²
- Gafuruguto0.00 km²
3 intersecting protected areas
Virunga National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
0.02 km² overlap
Parc national des Virunga
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
0.02 km² overlap
Virunga
IUCN IINational Park
0.02 km² overlap
Computed live · HydroLAKES × GADM × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
1 215 distinct species · 13 014 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 39 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 Kivu : 31 espèces reliées par 45 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 6.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 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
2 400,88km²
Avg depth
237,0m
Volume
569 000,000km³
Watershed
7 422km²
Shoreline
1 190,3km
Shore dev. idx
6,85
Residence time
102 201days
Elevation
1 461m
HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016) · 1.4M lacs ≥ 0.1 km² mondialement.