Edward (lake)

Edward ^[1] , Rutanzige is a lake in Central Africa , on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo , a few kilometers south of the equator . The smallest of the Great Lakes of Africa . It is named after Edward VII , the eldest son of Queen Victoria , in whose honor, in turn, is called another great lake in Africa - Victoria . The name of the lake was given by Henry Morton Stanley , who visited the lake in 1888 . Later, the lake was renamed Idi Amin Dada in honor of the dictator of Uganda, Idi Amin , but today the lake again bears its former name.

Lake
Edward
English Lake Edward , fr. Lac Édouard , Swahili Ziwa Edward Rutanzige
Morphometry
Absolute height	912 m
Dimensions	77 × 40 km
Square	2325 km²
Volume	39.5 km³
Deepest	112 m
Average depth	17 m
Pool
Pool area	12,096 km²
Flowing rivers	Niamugasani , Ishasha , Rutsuru , Rvindi
Flowing river	Semliki
Location
Country	Uganda DR Congo
Regions	Western Region , North Kivu
Edward

The rivers Niamugasani, Ishasha, Rutsuru and Rvindi flow into Lake Eduard. Water from the lake flows north through the Semlica River to Lake Albert . Lake Edward is also connected via the Canal to Lake in the northeast. The lake is located at an altitude of 920 m, it is 77 km long and 40 km wide, the surface area of ​​the lake is 2325 km² (15th largest on the continent).