Ecosystem Reference
Ecosystem Kariba
Type Lake
Salinity freshwater
Other Names Lake Elizabeth
Location
southern Africa 16° S 18° S - 27° E 29° E
Location Map
Size Ref
River Length 175 km Area 5310 km2 Drainage Area
Depth
Average Depth Max Depth Ref
Temperature
Surface
100 Meters Depth
Description The lake was formed in 1958 by damming the Zambezi river and has a catchment area of 1,193,000 km2 extending over Angola, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe (Ref. 58363).
Comments on faunal list
URL 1 http://www.ilec.or.jp/database/afr/afr-04.html
URL 2
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Total
FishBase Literature
Species Families Species Families Reference
45 14
Casal, Christine Marie V. on 03.09.99
Modified by Kesner-Reyes, Kathleen on 01.11.16
Checked by Kesner-Reyes, Kathleen on 06.07.12
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