List of lakes of Rwanda
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The main lakes within, or bordered by, Rwanda are as follows:
Lakes
Lake Kivu, between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo to the west, is by far the largest
Lake Muhazi, about twenty kilometres east of Kigali: a long, narrow lake running roughly east–west and extending north and south into a number of tributary valleys
Lake Ihema, in the Akagera National Park in the far east of the country, by the border with Tanzania
Lake Rweru in the south-east, which is shared with Burundi
Lake Burera, a mountain lake in the north (1862 metres above sea level)
Lake Ruhondo, just to the south of Lake Burera, separated from it by a spine of hills
Lake Mugesera, about 30 km south-east of Kigali, is a narrow lake consisting of five east–west bays joined at the western side
Lake Rugwero, in the south-east, shared with Burundi, lying between Lake Rweru and Lake Cohoha
Lake Cohoha South, south of Bugesera District on the border with Burundi
Lake Cyohoha North, in Bugesera District
Lake Sake, in Ngoma District
Lake Karago, in Nyabihu District, a small lake in the western highlands at an elevation of approximately 2,285 metres
Nyabarongo wetland lakes
A complex of shallow lakes lies in the flat, swampy valley of the Nyabarongo River between Lake Mugesera and Lake Rweru, within a floodplain roughly 35 kilometres wide.
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