Lake Kivu

About Lake Kivu:

• It is one of the great lakes of East Africa, situated between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to the west and Rwanda to the east.
• It is Rwanda’s largest lake and the sixth largest in Africa.
• It is in the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift.
• Lying at 1,460 metres above sea level, it occupies 1,040 square miles (2,700 sq.km).
• 58% of its waters are lying in the DRC; the rest are situated in Rwanda.
• It is 90 km long and 50 km wide. 
• The lake has a maximum depth of 475 m and an average depth of 220 m. 
• Its irregular shores form a number of inlets and peninsulas, and plenty of waterfalls.
• Lake Kivu empties into the Rusizi River, which flows southwards into Lake Tanganyika. 
• The tenth-largest inland island on the planet, Idjwi Island, is located on Kivu Lake.