Lake Opeta

Lake Opeta
Location	Nakapiripirit, Sironko, Katakwi, Kumi
Coordinates	1°42′0″N 34°14′0″E / 1.70000°N 34.23333°E / 1.70000; 34.23333
Primary outflows	Lake Bisina
Basin countries	Uganda

Surface area	68,912 hectares (170,290 acres)
Surface elevation	1,962 metres (6,437 ft)

Islands	Tisai

Ramsar Wetland
Designated	September 15, 2006 ^[1]

Lake Opeta

Coordinates	01°42′N 34°14′E / 1.700°N 34.233°E / 1.700; 34.233Coordinates: 01°42′N 34°14′E / 1.700°N 34.233°E / 1.700; 34.233
Area	68,912 hectares (170,290 acres)
Established	2006 ^[2]
Governing body	District Government

Lake Opeta is a lake with an extensive wetland system in Uganda.

The wetland lies south of the Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve and serves as a dry-season refuge for both wildlife from the park and domestic cattle of the surrounding Karamajong and Pokot people.^[2]

Hydrology

Lake Opeta is primarily fed by rainfall on Mount Elgon and drains into Lake Kyoga via Lake Bisina. It is surrounded by an extensive swamp and floodplain.^[3]

Conservation

Lake Opeta is one of Uganda's 33 Important Bird Areas and since 2006 a Ramsar-listed wetland of international importance.^[2]
A Biodiversity and Eco-Tourism Centre funded by the Global Environmental Facility and UNDP serves the lake.^[4]

Birds

Fox's weaver, Uganda's only endemic bird species, is known to inhabit the wetland,^[2] as do the globally threatened vulnerable shoebill, near-threatened papyrus gonolek, and 160 other species.^[3]

References

↑ "Ramsar List". Ramsar.org. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
1 2 3 4 Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. "The Annotated Ramsar List: Uganda". Retrieved 28 June 2012.
1 2 Byaruhanga, Achilles; Kigolo, Stephen (2005). Lake Opeta Wetland System Ramsar Information Sheet (PDF). Kampala.
↑ International Union for Conservation of Nature. "Commissioned in the Lake Opeta Ramsar Site". Retrieved 28 June 2012.

Hydrography of Uganda

Lakes	Albert Bisina Bugondo Buhera Bujuku Bunyonyi Edward George Kabaka Kachera Katwe Kayumbu Kitandra Kwania Kyahafi Kyoga Mburo Mutanda Mulehe Nabugabo Nakuwa Nyamusingire Opeta Saka Victoria Wamala

Rivers	Achwa Kafu Kagera Katonga Kazinga Kidepo Lamia Lugogo Mayanja Muzizi Narus Nile Nkusi Okot Ora Pager Semliki Sezibwa Suam Victoria Nile White Nile

Waterfalls	Bujagali Karuma Murchison Owen Ripon Sipi

Dams	Ayago Bugoye Bujagali Buseruka Isimba Kanungu Karuma Kiira Mpanga Mubuku I Mubuku III Muzizi Nalubaale or Owen Nyagak Nyagak III Kisiizi Waki Gwere-Luzira Kikagati

Protected Areas of Uganda

National Parks	Bwindi Impenetrable Kibale Kidepo Valley Lake Mburo Mgahinga Gorilla Mount Elgon Murchison Falls Queen Elizabeth Rwenzori Mountains Semuliki

Wildlife Reserves	Ajai Aswa-Lolim^d Bokora Corridor Bugungu Kabwoya Karuma Katonga Kigezi Kyambura Lomunga East Madi Matheniko Pian Upe Toro-Semliki

Controlled Hunting Areas	Buhuka Central Karamoja (Napak) North Karamoja South Karamoja Karuma Falls Katonga Lipan West Madi Sebei Semliki East Teso North Teso

Community Wildlife Management Area	Amudat Iriri Kaiso Tonya Karenga Rwengara

Wildlife Sanctuaries	Entebbe Jinja Kazinga Malawa Mount Kei Ngama Island Ntoroko-Kanara Nyaburogo Otze Forest UWEC Ziwa Rhino

Ramsar Wetlands of Int'l Importance	Lake Bisina Lake George Lake Mburo-Nakivali Lake Nabugabo Lake Nakuwa Lake Opeta Lutembe Bay Mabamba Bay Murchison Falls Nabajjuzi Rwenzori Mountains Sango Bay-Musambwa Island-Kagera Bay

Uganda Wildlife Authority National Environment Management Authority ^d indicates degazetted

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