Tropical Lakes Of Africa:
Lake Tanganyika
Surface area [km2]
32,000
Volume [km3]
17,800
Maximum depth [m]
1,471
Mean depth [m]
572
Water level - Unregulated
Length of shoreline [km] 1,900
Catchment area [km2] 263,000
PRIMARY PRODUCTION RATE
[mg C m-2 day-1](l, 4)
April-May
600
October-November
1,400
Annual
1,000