Lake Edward

Lake Edward, also Edward Nyanza, east central Africa, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, 912 m (2,992 ft) above sea level. It has an area of about 2,150 sq km (830 sq mi) and is connected on the north-east with Lake George (or Lake Dweru), in Uganda, by means of the Kazinga Channel. Lake Edward is fed by the Rutshuru River, a headstream of the White Nile. The lake has only one outlet, the Semliki River, which links it with Lake Albert to the north. High escarpments run along the western shore of the lake and mountains rise on the north-western shore. The water is brackish with mineral salts. Many fish and crocodile live in the lake, and waterfowl abound on its shores. The Anglo-American explorer Sir Henry Morton Stanley first sighted the lake in 1889. The lake was formerly called Albert Edward Nyanza.