Llagu Kyoga

El llagu Kyoga ye un llagu d'agües someres asitiáu en Uganda, d'unos 1720 km² de superficie y allugáu a 914 m d'altitú. El Nilo Victoria cruciar nel so percorríu ente'l lago Victoria y el lago Alberto. La importante contribución del llagu Victoria ta regulada pola presa de la central eléctrica de Nalubaale en Jinja. Otra fonte d'agua pal llagu ye la rexón del monte Elgon na frontera ente Uganda y Kenia. Anque'l llagu Kyoga ye parte de la rede hídrica de los Grandes Llagos, nun ye en sí mesma consideráu como unu d'ellos.

Característiques

El llagu algama una fondura máxima de 5,7 metros y na mayor parte de la so superficie, tien menos de 4 metros de fondura. Les mayor parte de les zones con menos de 3 metros de fondura atópense dafechu cubiertes con nenúfares xigantes, ente que la mayoría de la mariña ye una zona pantanosa cubierta por papiru y xacintos d'agua. El papiru tamién forma islles flotantes que van al debalu ente les munches pequenes islles que sobresalen nel llagu. Zones pantanoses arrodien el llagu, alimentaes por una rede complexa de canales y ríos

Fauna

Ente la fauna, non menos de 46 especies de pexes viven nel Llagu Kyoga y siquier cuarenta especies de mamíferos y gran númberu de cocodrilos.

Nivel del llagu

Agües escesives atribuyíes a El Neñu en 1997 y 1998 provocaron un aumentu escepcional de les agües, formándose munches islles de papiru nel Nilo Victoria onde s'atroparon. Esta barrera natural alzó'l nivel del llagu, anubriendo cerca de 580 km² de tierres circundantes (DWD 2002) que riquió una evacuación de la población y produció una crisis económica na rexón. En 2004, Exiptu otorgó 13 millones de dólares pa regular el caudal del Nilo nel llagu Kyoga. Pero nel 2005, el fluxu siguía tando bloquiáu en gran parte.

Referencies

  • DWD (2002) El Neñu preparedness for Lake Kyoga and other flood prone areas of Uganda. Dirección de Desenvolvimientu de los Recursos Hídricos, Ministeriu d'Agua, Tierres y Mediu Ambiente, Entebbe, Uganda.
  • ILM (2004) Support to the Management of Sudd Blockage on Lake Kyoga. Publicáu by Support to the Management of Sudd Blockage on Lake Kyoga., EIA Ltd. (versión PDF en llinia)
  • Twongo, T. (2001) The Fisheries and environment of Kyoga Lakes. Fisheries Resources Research Institut (FIRRI), Jinja, Ouganda.
  • Base de datos mundial sobre los llagos / Llagu Kyoga

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