The Uganda Atlas

Lake

Mutanda

Rapid silting

and wetland

depletion

Like Lake Bunyonyi, Lake Mutanda was formed due to river valley drowning and lava

damming on the arena-like Kisoro plain; but the valley was not so deep in comparison with

the case of Lake Bunyonyi, and hence, the resulting lake is not so deep. The lake covers 22

in area, with an average depth of 22 m. The lake shore line is more regular and shorter

compared to Lake Bunyoyi, with a circumference of only 60 km. The shallow nature of the

lake puts it at a higher risk of demise through rapid silting compared to the deeper Lake