List of lakes of Rwanda

• Lake Kivu, between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo to the west, is by far the largest • Lake Muhazi, about twenty kilometres east of Kigali: a long, narrow lake running roughly east–west and extending north and south into a number of tributary valleys • Lake Ihema, in the Akagera National Park in the far east of the country, by the border with Tanzania • Lake Rweru in the south-east, which is shared with Burundi • Lake Burera, a mountain lake in the north (1862 metres above sea level) • Lake Ruhondo, just to the south of Lake Burera, separated from it by a spine of hills • Lake Mugesera, about 30 km south-east of Kigali, is a narrow lake consisting of five east–west bays joined at the western side • Lake Rugwero, in the south-east, shared with Burundi, lying between Lake Rweru and Lake Cohoha • Lake Cohoha South, south of Bugesera District on the border with Burundi • Lake Cyohoha North, in Bugesera District • Lake Sake, in Ngoma District • Lake Karago, in Nyabihu District, a small lake in the western highlands at an elevation of approximately 2,285 metres == Nyabarongo wetland lakes ==

A complex of shallow lakes lies in the flat, swampy valley of the Nyabarongo River between Lake Mugesera and Lake Rweru, within a floodplain roughly 35 kilometres wide. Lake Mugesera is the largest lake in this complex, lying on the east bank of the river: • Lake Birira, on the left (east) bank of the Nyabarongo • Lake Kilimbi, on the right (west) bank of the Nyabarongo • Lake Rumira, on the right bank of the Nyabarongo • Lake Gaharwa, on the right bank of the Nyabarongo • Lake Kidogo, on the right bank of the Nyabarongo • Lake Mirayi, on the right bank of the Nyabarongo • Lake Gashanga, on the right bank of the Nyabarongo • Lake Kanzigiri, on the right bank of the Nyabarongo, near the Burundi border == Akagera lakes ==

A series of lakes lie within or near Akagera National Park and the Kagera River basin in the Eastern Province: • Lake Rwanyakazinga, the largest lake within Akagera National Park, with a surface area of 19.6 km² • Lake Hago, a smaller lake within the park's central-eastern wetland complex, hydrologically linked to neighbouring lakes and papyrus swamps • Lake Kivumba, within the Akagera lake chain, connected to the broader Kagera basin floodplain system • Lake Gishanju, part of the park's interconnected shallow lakes and marsh habitats that support waterbirds and other wildlife • Lake Mihindi, within Akagera National Park, at an elevation of 1,282 metres • Lake Shakani, within Akagera National Park • Lake Birengero, within Akagera National Park • Lake Cyambwe, in Kayonza District, fed by the Kagera River; also known as Lake Rwehikama • Lake Nasho, in the eastern part of the country • Lake Mpanga, in Kirehe District, also known as Lake Rwampanga == Volcanic lakes ==

Several crater lakes are found in the Virunga Mountains in the north-west of the country, within Volcanoes National Park: • Bisoke Crater Lake, at the summit of Mount Bisoke (3,711 metres above sea level), approximately 400 metres in diameter and 100 metres deep • Lake Ngezi, a small, shallow crater lake in a volcanic depression at the foot of Mount Bisoke, formed by an eruption in 1957 ==See also==