Lake Bisina
Lake Bisina | |
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Coordinates | 1°36′28″N 33°57′43″E / 1.60778°N 33.96194°ECoordinates: 1°36′28″N 33°57′43″E / 1.60778°N 33.96194°E |
Primary inflows | Lake Opeta |
Primary outflows | Lake Kyoga |
Basin countries | Uganda |
Settlements | Mbale |
Official name | Lake Bisina Wetland System |
Designated | 15 September 2006 |
Reference no. | 1633[1] |
Lake Bisina is a freshwater lake in eastern Uganda. It is also known as Lake Salisbury. It is connected upstream via a wetland to Lake Opeta and drains into Lake Kyoga.
Conservation
Lake Bisina is one of Uganda's 33 Important Bird Areas and since 2006 a Ramsar-listed wetland of international importance.[2]
References
- ↑ "Lake Bisina Wetland System". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ↑ Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. "The Annotated Ramsar List: Uganda". Archived from the original on 7 January 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
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