Lake Mweru Wantipa

Lake Mweru Wantipa or Mweru-wa-Ntipa meaning "muddy lake" is a lake and swamp system in the Northern Province of Zambia. It has been regarded in the past as something of mystery, displaying fluctuations in water level and salinity which were not entirely explained by variation in rainfall levels; it has been known to dry out almost completely. This i…
Lake Mweru Wantipa or Mweru-wa-Ntipa meaning "muddy lake" is a lake and swamp system in the Northern Province of Zambia. It has been regarded in the past as something of mystery, displaying fluctuations in water level and salinity which were not entirely explained by variation in rainfall levels; it has been known to dry out almost completely. This is compounded by its remoteness and it not receiving the same attention from geographers and geologists as its larger and more accessible neighbours, Lake Tanganyika, 25 km east, and Lake Mweru, 40 km west, with which its name is sometimes confused.
  • Location: Northern Province
  • Basin countries: Zambia
  • Max. length: 65 km (40 mi)
  • Max. width: 20 km (12 mi)
  • Surface area: 1,500 km² (580 sq mi) (2005) · dry (1916)
  • Average depth: 2 m (6 ft 7 in)
  • Max. depth: 5 m (16 ft)
Data from: en.wikipedia.org