Lake Manyara

lake in Tanzania

Key facts

Location: Monduli District , Arusha Region , Tanzania
Lake type: Saline , alkaline , endorheic
Primary inflows: Simba River (from the north), Makayuni River (from the east)
Max length: 40 km (25 mi) max
Max width: 15 km (9.3 mi) max
Surface area: 181.5 sq mi (470 km )
Max depth: 3.7 m (12 ft)
Surface elevation: 1,045 m (3,428 ft)

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Area: 230
Image: Lake Manyara.jpg

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Lake Manyara, the cliff after the sunset.

Lake Manyara also known as Lake Moya among the Iraqw people is a lake located in Monduli District of Arusha Region, Tanzania and is the seventh-largest lake of Tanzania by surface area, at 470-square-kilometre (180 sq mi). It is a shallow, alkaline lake in the Natron-Manyara-Balangida branch of the East African Rift. The northwest quadrant of the lake (about 200 sq, km.) is included within Lake Manyara National Park and it is part of the Lake Manyara Biosphere Reserve, established in 1981 by UNESCO as part of its Man and the Biosphere Programme.