Lake Logipi
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| Basin countries | Kenya |
| Max. length | 6 km (3.7 mi) |
| Max. width | 3 km (1.9 mi) |
| Max. depth | 3–5 m (9.8–16.4 ft) |
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Lake Logipi is a saline, alkaline lake that lies at the northern end of the arid Suguta Valley in the northern Kenya Rift. It is separated from Lake Turkana by the Barrier volcanic complex, a group of young volcanoes that last erupted during the late 19th century or early 20th century. Saline hot springs discharge on the northern shoreline of Lake Logipi and at Cathedral Rocks near its southern limit, and help to maintain water at times of extreme aridity. During the rainy season, the lake is also recharged from the Suguta River which flows northward along the Suguta Valley, periodically forming a temporary lake (Lake Alablab) that unites with Logipi.
Lake Logipi has a maximum depth of 3 to 5 m, and is about 6 km wide by 3 km long. Its waters are of sodium bicarbonate composition with a pH of 9.5-10.5 and salinity (total dissolved salts) that varies from less than 20 g/L to greater than 50 g/L. Efflorescent salt crusts (trona) are present around its margins. Flamingoes frequently inhabit the saline waters feeding on cyanobacteria (Arthrospira spp. - formerly termed Spirulina) and other plankton.[1][2]
Lake Turkana extended after extreme rainfalls in 2020 and overflowed Lake Logipi.[3]
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Mathea, Chege David (November 1, 2009). "OUR LAKES, OUR FUTURE" (PDF). International Lake Environment Committee Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 26, 2012. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Harper, David M.; Tebbs, Emma; Bell, Olivia; Robinson, Victoria J. (2016), "Conservation and Management of East Africa's Soda Lakes", Soda Lakes of East Africa, Springer International Publishing, pp. 345–364, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-28622-8_14, ISBN 978-3-319-28620-4
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."A drowning world: Kenya's quiet slide underwater". the Guardian. 2022-03-17. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
Bibliography
- Castanier, S., Bernet-Rollande, M.-C., Maurin, A., and Perthuisot, J.-P. 1993. Effects of microbial activity on the hydrochemistry and sedimentology of Lake Logipi, Kenya. Hydrobiologia, v. 267, p. 99–112.
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