Lake Kivu

Lake Kivu

Lake Kivu is one of the African Great Lakes. It lies on the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, and is in the Albertine (western) Rift, a part of the Great Rift Valley. Lake Kivu empties into the Ruzizi River, which flows southwards into Lake Tanganyika.

The lake covers a total surface area of some 2,700 km2 and stands at a height of 1,460 metres above sea level. Some 1 370 km2 or 58% of the lake’s waters lie within DRC borders.

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