Lake Abaya
Coordinates	6°20′N 37°50′E
Primary inflows	Bilate River
Basin countries	Ethiopia
Max. In Hydrology, the inflow of a Body of water is the source of the Water in the body of water The Bilate is a river of south-central Ethiopia. It rises on the southwestern slopes of Mount Gurage near, flowing south along the western side of the Great A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River, length	60 km
Max. width	20 km
Surface area	1160 km²
Max. depth	13 m
Surface elevation	1268 m
Settlements	Arba Minch

Lake Abaya as seen from a Dorze village. Arba Minch ( Amharic, "forty springs" is On the far right Arba Minch and Lake Chamo can be seen. Arba Minch ( Amharic, "forty springs" is Lake Chamo ( Chamo Hayk in Amharic) is a Lake in the Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples Region of southern Ethiopia. Between the two lakes is the Nechisar National Park. Nechisar National Park (also spelled as Nech Sar) is one of the National Parks of Ethiopia.

For the Muslim garment, see Abaya. The abaya ( Arabic عباءة plural abayat عباءات is an Overgarment worn by some women in parts of the Islamic world.

Lake Abaya (Abaya Hayk in Amharic) is a lake in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region of Ethiopia. Amharic (አማርኛ amarəñña) is a Semitic language spoken in North Central Ethiopia by the Amhara. A lake (from Latin lacus) is a Terrain feature (or Physical feature) a body of Liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the Southern Nations Nationalities and People's Region (often abbreviated as SNNPR) is one of the nine ethnic divisions ( kililoch) of Ethiopia NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page It was named Lake Margherita by the Italian explorer Vittorio Bottego, the first European to visit the lake, to honor the wife of king Umberto I of Italy, Queen Margherita. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Vittorio Bottego ( July 29 1860 &ndash March 17 1897) was an Italian army officer and one of the first Western explorers of Jubaland Umberto I King of Italy or Humbert I of Italy ( Umberto Ranieri Carlo Emanuele Giovanni Maria Ferdinando Eugenio di Savoy) English Margherita Maria Teresa Giovanna di Savoia or Margaret of Savoy (born 20 November 1851 in Turin, died 4 January 1926 in Bordighera) was the Queen This name appears in older publications, and currently is rarely used.

Lake Abaya is located in the Great Rift Valley, east of the Guge Mountains. The Great Rift Valley is a name given in the late 19th century by English explorer John Walter Gregory to the continuous geographic trough approximately in length that runs It is fed on its northern shore by the Bilate River, which rises on the southern slopes of Mount Gurage. The Bilate is a river of south-central Ethiopia. It rises on the southwestern slopes of Mount Gurage near, flowing south along the western side of the Great The town of Arba Minch lies on its southwestern shore, and the southern shores are part of the Nechisar National Park. Arba Minch ( Amharic, "forty springs" is Nechisar National Park (also spelled as Nech Sar) is one of the National Parks of Ethiopia. Just to the south is Lake Chamo. Lake Chamo ( Chamo Hayk in Amharic) is a Lake in the Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples Region of southern Ethiopia. According to the Statistical Abstract of Ethiopia for 1967/68, Lake Abaya is 60 kilometers long and 20 wide, with a surface area of 1160 square kilometers. It has a maximum depth of 13 meters and is at an elevation of 1268 meters. There are a number of islands in this lake, the largest being Aruro. ^[1] The lake is red due to a high load of suspended sediments^[2]. Lake Abaya does not always have an outflow, but in some years it overflows into Lake Chamo.

Savanna, known for its wildlife and birdlife surrounds the lake, which is also fished by local people. A savanna or savannah is a Tropical or Subtropical Grassland or Woodland Ecosystem. Wildlife includes all non-domesticated plants animals and other organisms Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. According to the Ethiopian Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, 412 tonnes of fish are landed each year, which the department estimates is 69% of its sustainable amount. This article is about the tonne or metric ton For other tons see Ton. ^[3]

See also

• Rift Valley lakes

Notes

1. ^ "Local History in Ethiopia" (pdf) The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 5 November 2007)
2. ^ A. The Rift Valley lakes are a group of lakes in the Great Rift Valley formed by the East African Rift which runs through the whole eastern side of the African T. Grove; F. A. Street; A. S. Goudie, 1975: "Former Lake Levels and Climatic Change in the Rift Valley of Southern Ethiopia," Geographical Journal 141, 177-194
3. ^ "Information on Fisheries Management in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia" (report dated January, 2003)

External links

• ILEC database entry for Lake Abaya