Lake Duluti is a volcanic crater lake in the Arusha region[4] of Tanzania, on the eastern edge of the eastern branch of the Great Rift Valley. It is located in Meru District near the town of Tengeru and is 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from Arusha city centre and 1.31 kilometres (0.81 mi) from the Arusha-Moshi road.
| Lake Duluti | |
|---|---|
 Lake Duluti | |
  Lake Duluti | |
| Location | Arusha District |
| Coordinates | 3°23′10″S 36°47′20″E / 3.386°S 36.789°E |
| Type | Natural freshwater lake, volcanic crater lake |
| Basin countries | Tanzania |
| Max. length | 1.11 km (0.69 mi) |
| Max. width | 0.73 km (0.45 mi) |
| Surface area | 0.6 km2 (0.23 sq mi)[1] |
| Max. depth | 9 m (30 ft)[2] |
| Surface elevation | 1,290 m (4,230 ft)[3] |
Lake Duluti covers about 63 hectares (160 acres), and the surrounding Duluti Forestry Reserve covers about 19 hectares (47 acres) of land. The deepest part of the lake, in its center, is about 9 m (30 ft) deep; the shallow parts are at the lake's shore, where the depth varies from side to side. A road from the Arusha-Moshi road leads to a restaurant on the Northern shore of the lake, where canoes can be hired. [5]
References edit
- ^ Nancy P. Mduma, Hans C. Komakech, Jing Zhang and Alfred N. Muzuka, "APPLICATION OF ISOTOPES AND WATER BALANCE ON LAKE DULUTI-GROUNDWATER INTERACTION, ARUSHA, TANZANIA," Manuscript under review for Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, published 8 June 2016, p. 3, online at https://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci-discuss.net/hess-2016-176/hess-2016-176.pdf .
- ^ Mduma, et al., p. 3.
- ^ Mduma, et al., p. 3.
- ^ "Arusha Region".
- ^ "lake duluti".