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http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/895| Title: | Lake Baringo: Experience and Lessons Learned Brief |
| Authors: | Odada, E. Onyando, J. Aloo, P. |
| Keywords: | Lake Baringo Freshwater lakes |
| Issue Date: | 2005 |
| Publisher: | Lake Basin Management Initiative |
| Series/Report no.: | owards a Lake Basin Management Initiative and a Contribution to the Third World Water Forum: Sharing Experiences and Early Lessons in GEF and non-GEF Lake Basin Management Projects;31-43 |
| Abstract: | Lake Baringo is named after the local word ‘Mparingo’, meaning lake. The lake is located in the Eastern Rift Valley in Kenya and is one of the seven inland drainage lakes within the Rift Valley drainage basin. The lake has a surface area of about 108 km2 and drains a total area of 6,820 km2 (Figure 1). The lake is located in the administrative district of Baringo at an altitude of 1,000 m above sea level, while its basin extends to the neighboring districts of Koibatek. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/895 |
| Appears in Collections: | Special Collections |
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