Lake Kitangiri

Lake Kitangiri
Satellite image of Lake Kitangiri
Lake Kitangiri on 6 March 2025
Located in Northern Tanzania.
Located in Northern Tanzania.
Lake Kitangiri
Location within Tanzania
LocationSingida Region and Simiyu Region, Tanzania
Coordinates4°06′S 34°17′E / 4.10°S 34.28°E / -4.10; 34.28
TypeRift Valley lake
Wembere River, Manonga River
Sibiti River
Basin countriesTanzania
Max. length30 km (19 mi)
Max. width8 km (5.0 mi)
Surface area
11,500 ha (28,000 acres)
Average depth
3–5 m (9.8–16.4 ft)

Lake Kitangiri is a small freshwater lake in the Singida and Simiyu Regions of Tanzania. It is 30 kilometres (19 mi) long and 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) at its widest, covering an area of 11,500 ha (44 mi2).

Description

Lake Kitangiri is a freshwater lake that spans 30 kilometres (19 mi) in length and is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) at its widest, covering an area of 11,500 ha (44 mi2).: 253  Its depth averages 3–5 metres (9.8–16.4 ft), which fluctuates by 1–3 metres (3.3–9.8 ft) throughout the year.: 226  It occasionally floods the flat plains to its north and west.: 65  The seasonal Wembere and Manonga Rivers drain into Lake Kitangiri during the rainy season.: 334  Its outflow is the Sibiti River at its northern end, which seasonally drains into the southern end of Lake Eyasi.: 253 

Lake Kitangiri was once part of a larger paleo-Lake Eyasi.: 57  The paleolake may have been created when water from paleo-Lake Victoria flowed into the Eyasi–Wembere basin, and as its water level dropped it split into the modern Lakes Kitangiri and Eyasi.: 63 

References

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  2. ↑ Bossche, J.-P. Vanden; Bernacsek, G. M. (1990), Source book for the inland fishery resources of Africa. 1: 1990, CIFA technical paper / Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, ISBN 978-92-5-102983-1, retrieved 17 June 2026
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  4. 1 2 3 Harrison, Terry, ed. (1997). Neogene Paleontology of the Manonga Valley, Tanzania: A Window into the Evolutionary History of East Africa. Topics in Geobiology. Vol. 14. Boston, MA: Springer US. doi:10.1007/978-1-4757-2683-1. ISBN 978-1-4419-3265-5.