Kind:
Lake
Driving areas:
🇰🇪 Kenya🇹🇿 Tanzania🇺🇬 Uganda
Length:
1361.3 km¹, 337 km official total length
¹River kilometers or bank length recorded in NavShip, including river arms and harbor entrances.
Availability:
Completely recorded
Recent Update: 01.04.2025²
² This date indicates when an adjustment last took place in the course of the body of water
Recorded:
Locks: 0
Harbours / marinas: 2
Bridges: 0
Berths: 0
Slipways: 0
Fuelstations: 0
Useful information:
Area: approx. 68,800 km²
Length: approx. 337 km
Depth: up to 83 m
Location: Tanzania → Uganda → Kenya
Lake Victoria is the largest lake in Africa and the second largest freshwater lake in the world. It plays a central role in the East African water system and is the main source of the White Nile.
Special features:
Important source of drinking water and fish for millions of people
Enormous biodiversity, especially endemic cichlids
Important inland waterway and transport route
Severe ecological pressure from overfishing, pollution, and water hyacinths
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Route:
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Information about data associated with this body of water (2 available):
Data by OpenSeaMap (c) OSM contributors, www.openseamap.org
| # | Kind | Coordinates | Name | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marina | 0.46322,33.26704 | 2019-08-07T01:25:03Z | Wairaka Fish Landing Site |
| 2 | Marina | -0.10258,34.74532 | 2023-09-05T10:04:19Z | Kisumu Harbour |