Lake Bangweulu



         


Lake Bangweulu is a large but shallow lake in Zambia. It covers a surface area of 5,000 sq km but has an average depth of only 4 m. The area around Lake Bangweulu is a large wetland known as Bangweulu Swamp.

The lake drains into Luapula River. The Chambeshi River empties into the Luapula within Bangweulu Swamp.

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