Lake Bogoria

Lake Bogoria
Satellite image of Lake Bogoria taken from World Wind
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Coordinates	0°15′N 36°06′E / 0.250°N 36.100°E / 0.250; 36.100
Lake type	saline, alkaline, meromictic
Primary inflows	Sandai and Emsos rivers, springs
Catchment area	700 km2 (270 sq mi)
Basin countries	Kenya
Max. length	17.6 km (10.9 mi)[1]
Max. width	3.6 km (2.2 mi)
Surface elevation	~990 m (3,250 ft)[1]
Ramsar Wetland
Designated	27 August 2001
Reference no.	1097[2]

Lake Bogoria (formerly Lake Hannington) is a saline, alkaline lake that lies in a volcanic region in a half-graben basin south of Lake Baringo, Kenya, a little north of the equator. Lake Bogoria, like Lake Nakuru, Lake Elementeita, and Lake Magadi further south in the Rift Valley, and Lake Logipi to the north, is periodically home to one of the world's largest populations of lesser flamingos. The lake is a Ramsar site and Lake Bogoria National Reserve has been a protected National Reserve since November 29, 1973.