Lake Jipe
| Inflows | Lumi River  |
|---|---|
| Outflows | Ruvu |
| Basin country | Tanzania |
| Country | Tanzania, Kenya |
| Edey de administrative territorial entity insyd | Kilimanjaro Region |
| Coordinate location | 3°36′25″S 37°45′42″E |
Lake Jipe be an inter-territorial lake wey dey straddle de borders of Kenya den Tanzania. On de Kenyan side, e dey locate south of de village of Nghonji while on de Tanzanian side, e dey situate within Mwanga District, insyd Kilimanjaro Region. De lake be fed mainly by de Lumi River, wich dey descend from Mount Kilimanjaro, as well as streams from de North Pare Mountains, be on de leeward side.[1] De lake ein outlet dey form de Ruvu River.[2] Kenya ein unfenced Tsavo West National Park dey protect part of de lake ein northern shore, while on de Tanzania side Mkomazi Game Reserve be nearby.[3] De lake be known for ein endemic fish, as well as water birds, mammals, wetland plants den lake-edge swamps, wich fi extend 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Jipe ein shore.[4]
Geography
[edit | edit source]De lake be accessible from de Tanzanian side via de B1 Highway from de village of Kifaru, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of de Kilimanjaro Region capital of Moshi.[5] Jipe dey cover an area of roughly 30 square kilometres (12 sq mi),[1] den dey measure approximately 12 miles (19 km) long by 3–4 miles (4.8–6.4 km) broad. Jipe be a shallow backwater of de Lumi river, wich afterwards cam be de Ruvu River, den dey enter insyd de Nyumba ya Mungu Reservoir. After joining der plus de Kikuletwa de stream dey flow as Pangani River insyd de Indian Ocean at Pangani. De lake dey lack a current as de river wey dey flow insyd, dey turn round den san dey flow out. Ein water only be drinkable after e be well boiled den skimmed. On ein southern bank, de mountains of Ugweno dey rise 6,000–7,000 feet (1,800–2,100 m), wey dey contrast markedly plus de opposite shore, wich be a flat plain, buh little raised above de lake.[6] Mount Kilimanjaro ein Kibo Peak be viewable from de lake.[6]
References
[edit | edit source]- 1 2 "Lake Jipe Awareness Raising Strategy (2005 – 2007)" (PDF). ramsar.org. The United Republic of Tanzania: Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, Wildlife Division. May 2004. p. 6. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ↑ Ndetei, Robert. "The role of wetlands in lake ecological functions and sustainable livelihoods in lake environment: A case study on cross border Lake Jipe - Kenya/Tanzania". Kenya Wildlife Service. p. 163. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
- ↑ Briggs, Philip (1 August 2006). Bradt Tanzania: With Zanzibar, Pemba & Mafia. Bradt Travel Guides. pp. 227–. ISBN 978-1-84162-153-1. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ↑ Maltby, Edward (2009). The wetlands handbook. John Wiley and Sons. pp. 854–. ISBN 978-0-632-05255-4. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ↑ Briggs, Philip (1 August 2009). Northern Tanzania, 2nd: The Bradt Safari Guide with Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar. Bradt Travel Guides. pp. 141–. ISBN 978-1-84162-292-7. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- 1 2 Johnston, Sir, Harry Hamilton (1886). The Kilima-Njaro expedition: A record of scientific exploration in eastern equatorial Africa. And a general description of the natural history, languages, and commerce of the Kilima-Njaro district (Now in the public domain. ed.). K. Paul, Trench, and co. pp. 298, 494–. Retrieved 24 September 2011.