Rift Valley Lakes - Other Lakes of The Great Rift Valley

Other Lakes of The Great Rift Valley

  • Lake Mweru (5120 km², elevation 922 m) lies in the Lake Mweru-Luapula graben which is a branch off the Albertine rift.
  • Lake Mweru Wantipa (1500 km², elevation 930 m) is a marshy lake between lakes Tanganyika and Mweru, and is endorheic but may overflow into Lake Mweru at times of very high flood.

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