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Coordinates: 01°36′28″N 33°57′43″E / 1.60778°N 33.96194°E / 1.60778; 33.96194
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==Conservation==
==Conservation==
Lake Bisina is one of Uganda's 33 [[Important Bird Area]]s and since 2006 a [[Ramsar Convention|Ramsar]]-listed wetland of international importance.<ref name="Ramsar 12">{{cite web|last=Ramsar Convention on Wetlands|title=The Annotated Ramsar List: Uganda|url=http://www.ramsar.org/cda/en/ramsar-pubs-notes-annotated-ramsar-15873/main/ramsar/1-30-168%5E15873_4000_0__|accessdate=28 June 2012}}</ref>
Lake Bisina is one of Uganda's 33 [[Important Bird Area]]s and since 2006 a [[Ramsar Convention|Ramsar]]-listed wetland of international importance.<ref name="Ramsar 12">{{cite web|last=Ramsar Convention on Wetlands |title=The Annotated Ramsar List: Uganda |url=http://www.ramsar.org/cda/en/ramsar-pubs-notes-annotated-ramsar-15873/main/ramsar/1-30-168%5E15873_4000_0__ |accessdate=28 June 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130107023855/http://www.ramsar.org/cda/en/ramsar-pubs-notes-annotated-ramsar-15873/main/ramsar/1-30-168%5E15873_4000_0__ |archivedate= 7 January 2013 |df= }}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 17:23, 10 May 2017

Lake Bisina
Coordinates1°36′28″N 33°57′43″E / 1.60778°N 33.96194°E / 1.60778; 33.96194
Primary inflowsLake Opeta
Primary outflowsLake Kyoga
Basin countriesUganda
SettlementsMbale
DesignatedSeptember 15, 2006[1]
Lake Bisina
Map showing the location of Lake Bisina
Map showing the location of Lake Bisina
Nearest cityMbale
Coordinates01°36′28″N 33°57′43″E / 1.60778°N 33.96194°E / 1.60778; 33.96194
Established2006 [2]
Governing bodyDistrict Government

Lake Bisina is a freshwater lake in eastern Uganda. It is also known as Lake Salisbury. It is connected upstream via a wetland to Lake Opeta and drains into Lake Kyoga.

Conservation

Lake Bisina is one of Uganda's 33 Important Bird Areas and since 2006 a Ramsar-listed wetland of international importance.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Ramsar List". Ramsar.org. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. "The Annotated Ramsar List: Uganda". Archived from the original on 7 January 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)


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