Lake Naivasha

Summary

Lake Naivasha is a lake^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (123 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lake Naivasha is located in Nakuru County^[3].
• Lake Naivasha is in the country of Kenya^[4].
• Lake Naivasha's image is recorded as Birds at Lake Naivasha (300261994).jpg^[5].
• Lake Naivasha's image is recorded as Lake Naivasha Shoreline.jpg^[6].
• Lake Naivasha's instance of is recorded as lake^[7].
• Lake Naivasha's inflows is recorded as Gilgil River^[8].
• Lake Naivasha's inflows is recorded as Malewa River^[9].
• Lake Naivasha's basin country is recorded as Kenya^[10].
• Lake Naivasha's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315530279^[11].
• Lake Naivasha's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh88001715^[12].
• Lake Naivasha's Commons category is recorded as Lake Naivasha^[13].
• Lake Naivasha's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -0.76852777777778, 'lon': 36.350644444444}^[14].
• Lake Naivasha's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02k3y6^[15].
• Lake Naivasha's category for the water basin is recorded as Q23419283^[16].
• Lake Naivasha's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[17].
• Lake Naivasha's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Lake-Naivasha^[18].
• Lake Naivasha's heritage designation is recorded as Ramsar site^[19].
• Lake Naivasha's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site^[20].
• Lake Naivasha's GeoNames ID is recorded as 184706^[21].
• Lake Naivasha's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+13'}^[22].
• Lake Naivasha's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1884'}^[23].
• Lake Naivasha's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+139'}^[24].
• Lake Naivasha's watershed area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2378'}^[25].
• Lake Naivasha's volume as quantity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4243638', 'amount': '+4.6'}^[26].
• Lake Naivasha's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as -2258111^[27].

Body

Geography

Lake Naivasha is in the country of Kenya^[4]. It is located in Nakuru County^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Lake Naivasha's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+139'}^[24]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1884'}^[23]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+13'}^[22].

Designation and Status

Lake Naivasha's instance of is recorded as lake^[7]. Heritage statuses include Ramsar site^[19] and Tentative World Heritage Site^[20].

Why It Matters

Lake Naivasha ranks in the top 2% of lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (123 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]