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A02 Congo | Lake Tanganyika
Watersheds of Africa
     

 



 

Land Cover and Use Variables
  
Percent Forest Cover: 9.2
Percent Grassland, Savanna and Shrubland: 54.5
Percent Wetlands: 18.0
Percent Cropland: 30.6
Percent Irrigated Cropland: 0.0
Percent Dryland Area: -
Percent Urban and Industrial Area: < 1.0
Percent Loss of Original Forest Cover: 59.3

 
 
 

Basin Indicators
  
Basin Area (sq. km.): 273,156

Average Population Density (people per sq. km.):

 41
Number of Large Cities (>100,000 people): 1
Water Supply per Person (1995) (m3/person/year): >10,000
Degree of river fragmentation: -
Number of Dams (>15m high) in Basin: 0
Number of Dams (>150m high) in Basin: 0
Number of Dams (>60m high) under Construction: 0
Number of Dams (>15m high) on Main Stem of River: 0
Number of Dams (>150m high) on Main Stem of River: 0

 
 

 

 

Biodiversity Information and Indicators
  
Number of Fish Species: 308
Number of Fish Endemics: 238
Number of Amphibian Species: 96
Number of Ramsar Sites: 1
Number of Wetland-Dependent IBAs: 5
Number of Endemic Bird Areas: 4
Percent Protected Area: 8.9

 

  

Currently the fish fauna for Lake Tanganyika comprises 20 families, 103 genera and 308 species. Fish endemics to this lake and basin include 57 genera(49 in Cichlidae) and 238 species (193 in Cichlidae).

 
 
  Lake Tanganyika Biodiversity Project: http://www.ltbp.org/
  Lake Tanganyika Research Project: http://www.fao.org/fi/ltr/index.htm

 

 

 

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