Lake Mweru

lake in Uganda and Democratic Republic of the Congo

AI overview

Lake Mweru is a large body of water located on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is an important natural resource for the region, supporting fishing communities and serving as part of the shared water systems of Central Africa.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Lake Mweru is referenced by 121 other articles, and connects out to Democratic Republic of the Congo, slavery and discharge.

The entry is geolocated on the map in waterbody.

Vinony files it under Congo River, Democratic Republic of the Congo–Zambia border and Geography of Luapula Province.

Its subject is documented across 64 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: lake
Part of: Rift Valley lakes
Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Area: 4650
Elevation: 927
Image: Lake mweru.jpg
Width: 45
Length: 96

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Commons category: Lake Mweru
topic's main category: Category:Lake Mweru
outflows: Luvua River
inflows: Kalungwishi River
basin country: Zambia
vertical depth: 37
drainage basin: Congo Basin
volume as quantity: 38
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4

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Encyclopedic overview

Lake Mweru (also spelled Mwelu, Mwero) (French: Lac Moero, Swahili: Ziwa Mweru) is a freshwater lake on the longest arm of Africa's second-longest river, the Congo. Located on the border between Zambia and Democratic Republic of the Congo, it makes up 110 kilometres (68 mi) of the total length of the Congo, lying between its Luapula River (upstream) and Luvua River (downstream) segments.

Mweru means 'lake' in a number of Bantu languages, so it is often referred to as just 'Mweru'.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lake Mweru” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.