Lake
Lake Victoria
The largest tropical lake in the world and the source of the White Nile, shared by Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.
Key facts
- Surface area
- 68,800 km²
- Volume
- approximately 2,750 km³
- Maximum depth
- 84 m — shallow for its area, making it sensitive to climate variation
Relationships
- Located in: Uganda
Related intelligence
Sources
- World Wildlife Fund / McGill University — HydroSHEDS / HydroRIVERS / HydroLAKES / HydroBASINS. Open — attribution required · CC BY 4.0
- Global Water System Project — Global Reservoir and Dam Database. Open — attribution required · CC BY 4.0
- Peer-reviewed scientific literature — Open-access hydrology, water chemistry and water use research. Public but restricted · Publisher terms — public access, reuse not clearly granted