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while 73 per cent are seasonal swamp. The largest
wetlands are found in the Mara and Kagera River Basins
(Lake Victoria Basin Commission 2007).
The wetlands in Uganda are categorized as swamp,
swamp forest and zones with impeded drainage. They
include areas of seasonally flooded grasslands and
swamp forest such as Sango Bay; and permanently
flooded papyrus, grass swamp and upland bog. Most
wetlands in the country fall into two broad categories:
those associated with lakes (lacustrine) – which are
often permanently flooded – and those that lie along
rivers. These include wetlands that border Berkeley (on
the Kenya-Uganda border), Macdonald and Hannington
Bay, and Napoleon Gulf; as well as Murchison, Waiya
and Bunjako Bay. The Katonga Wetlands also cover
a large area and the islands of Kalangala have
extensive fringes of wetlands. Lacustrine wetlands
are often permanently flooded (Lake Victoria Basin
Commission 2007).
Kagera river