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Lake Water Levels
Lake Victoria highest water level ever
recorded is 13.34 meters in May 1964 and
the lowest is 10.46 meters in October 2006;
a difference of 2.88 meters.
The highest water level was attributed to
heavy rains (El Niño) that occurred in 1963,
while the lowest level can be attributed to
drought conditions over the lake basin (La
Niña) from 1999.
Source: DWRM, MWE
From 1948 L. Albert highest water level
recorded is 14.16 meters in June 1963 and
the lowest is 9.61 meters in March 1951; a
different of 4.55 meters.
The highest level was attributed to the
1963 heavy rains (El Niño)
Source: DWRM, MWE
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Lake Albert water Levels, at Butiaba (metres)
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Jul-46
Apr-55
Jan-64
Oct-72
Aug-81
May-90
Feb-99
Nov-07
Lake Albert Wa er lev ls at uti ba (metres)
Lake Victoria Water Levels, at Jinja Pier (metres)
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Nov-47 Oct-54 Aug-61 Jun-68 Apr-75 Feb-82 Dec-88 Oct-95 Sep-02 Jul-09
Lake Victoria W ter levels a inja Pier (metres)