The Uganda Atlas

Lake Wamala Wetland degradation

Lake Wamala is situated in Mityana District. The system receives numerous minor affluent watercourses and drains via the Kibimba River to the Katonga River. The Kibimba is almost permanently dry and only occasionally does it carry overspill from Lake Wamala, and when it does, this may not be sufficient to reach the Katonga. The Wamala Basin (2,654 km 2 ) is therefore usually quite separate from the Katonga Basin. Direct precipitation over the lake is estimated as 1,200 mm/yr and the largest inflow the

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