Lake Ruhondo

Coordinates: 1°31′01″S 29°44′20″E / 1.517°S 29.739°E / -1.517; 29.739
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Ruhondo Beach resort
Islands

Lake Ruhondo is a lake of northwestern

Lake Bulera on the outskirts of Musanze.[1] It is located at the base of Rwanda's largest volcano, the Kalisimbi
Volcanic mountain.

Lake Ruhondo and is one of two lakes formed out of volcanic activity from

Gakenke. Lake Ruhondo receives its waters from Lake Burera at its southwestern extremity. It has an estimated area of 2800 ha. Lake Ruhondo receives water from other streams and drains to the southwest through the River Mukungwa which is a tributary of River Nyabarongo
. Lake Burera and Ruhondo are separated by a 1 km land mass. Water transportation is not well developed with individual small wooden boats as the means of transport.

This is a panoramic of Lake Ruhondo in Northern Rwanda from 2015
Ruhondo sunset

References

2. Rwanda Natural Resources Authority, Burera and Ruhondo Development Plan. https://rwandalanduse.rnra.rw/portal/sharing/rest/content/items/bdf78d97d2f4446eb973d45fae7a6013/data Archived 2021-09-14 at the Wayback Machine