Lake Bugondo is a swampy and shallow fresh water lake that is located in Serere District in the Eastern region of Uganda.[1] It is an extension of lake Kyoga.[2][3][4][5]
Location
editLake Bugondo is located is the Lake Kyoga Basin in Bugondo Subcounty in Serere district in Uganda.[4] Lake
Geography and formation
editFlora and fauna
editLake Bugondo has over X number of species of birds, X number of animals species
Vegetation
editLake Bugondo is swampy and it is majorly surrounded by papyrus and water hyacinth.[6]
birds
editMammals
editFish species
editThere are 46 fish species and these include;Lates niloticus (Nile Perch) that was introduced into the lake in 1950s, Mormyrus kanumme, Haplochromis microdon, Synodontis victoriae, Tilapia esculenta, Engraulicypris argentus, Tilapis variabilis, Barbus kiogae, Clarias mossambicus, Schilbe mystus, haplochromine cichlids.[4][6][7][8]
Conservation and human activity
editThe government of Uganda through the ministry of Water and Environment started irrigation scheme that included Owii and Kabos irrigation schemes with support from the UK Export. And the ministry usually does regular inspections of the irrigation schemes.[4] These irrigation schemes are equiped with pumps, alarm systems, taps and also electricity transmission lines.[4]
Human activities include; farming and agriculture, fishing and livestock keeping.[4] Farmers grow crops that include; tomatoes, onions, vegetables such as egg plants, sorghum, millet, cassava among other crops.[4][9]
Fish farming is one of the economic activities that are carried out by people. They construct fish ponds near the water bodies. And when flooding occurs, their fish usually joins the main water from lake Kyoga and its extensions.[10]
Tourism and recreation
editimage
Cultural and historical importance
editRead also
editReferences
edit- ^ admin (2022-03-14). "Oh Uganda! 15 Great Reasons to Visit the Pearl of Africa - UBC Online". Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ Rita M., Byrnes. "Uganda : a country study". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA (2nd ed.). p. 45. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
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- ^ a b c d e f g "Govt starts irrigation schemes in Serere". Monitor. 2024-05-13. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ "East Africa Living Encyclopedia". www.africa.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ a b kawlaw (2017-07-09). "The Swampy Lake Kyoga In Uganda - uganda lakes". Uganda Safaris. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ "GNF - Lake Kyoga". www.globalnature.org. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ Witte, F.; M. de Graaf; O.C. Mkumbo; A.I. El-Moghraby; F.A. Sibbing (2009). "Fisheries in the Nile System". In H.J. Dumont (ed.). The Nile. Monographiae Biologicae. Vol. 89. Springer Science + Business Media B.V. pp. 723–748. ISBN 978-1-4020-9725-6.
- ^ "Government raises red flag over rising water levels". Monitor. 2020-07-19. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ Independent, The (2020-07-01). "Serere fish farmers counting losses as water submerges ponds". The Independent Uganda:. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
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