Data Summary: Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi)
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| Site Name |
AFR-13 |
Photo : H. Bootsma |
| Lake Name |
Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi) |
| State |
Niassa, Mozambique; Malawi; and Ruvuma, Tanzania |
| Country |
Mozambique, Malawi and Tanzania |
| Latitude |
:1S |
| Longitude |
34:5E |
| Altitude [m] |
500 |
| Surface area [m2] |
6,400,000,000 |
Volume [m3] |
8,400,000,000,000 |
| Maximum depth [m] |
706 |
Mean depth [m] |
292 |
| Water level control |
Regulated |
Normal range of annual water level fluctuation [m] |
1.25 |
| Length of shoreline [m] |
245,000 |
Residence time [yr] |
- |
| Catchment area [m2] |
6,593,000,000 |
Hours of bright Sunshine [hr yr-1] |
2,860 |
| Solar radiation [MJ m-2 day-1] |
- |
Freezing period |
None |
| Mixing type |
- |
Annual fish catch [t yr-1] |
21,000 |
| Total N loading [t yr-1] |
- |
Total P loading [t yr-1] |
- |
| Population |
- |
Population density of catchment area [person km-2] |
- |
WATER USAGE
| Domestic water usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
Irigation water usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
| Industrial water usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
Power generation usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
LAND USE
| Natural landscape [%] |
- |
Agricultural land [%] |
- |
Others [%] |
- |
| Siltation |
None |
Toxic Contamination |
None |
| Eutrophication |
None |
Acidification |
None |
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