Largest lakes & reservoirs in Tanzania by acres
This is a comparison for lakes within Tanzania > - Compared by surface area in acres.Note: For some lakes, "Largest Lakes - Acres" data is unknown or does not apply, so this table may display fewer lakes than the total 6 articles we have published for Tanzania lakes.
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Lake name  |
Surface area in acres |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Victoria (African Great Lakes, Central, Kagera, Kenya, Mara, Mwanza, Nyanza, Tanzania, Uganda, Western) |
17,000,350 ac | Also known as Victoria Nyanza, Victoria Ukerewe, Victoria Nalubaale Lake Victoria — also known as Victoria Nyanza, Ukerewe, and Nalubaale — rakes in the superlatives: it is the largest lake on the African continent b… |
| Lake Tanganyika (African Great Lakes, Burundi, Congo (DRC), Kigoma, Rukwa, Tanzania, Zambia) |
7,907,372 ac | Located in the Western Great Rift Valley of Africa, the crystal clear water of Lake Tanganyika reaches across four countries – Burundi, Zambia, Democr… |
| Lake Malawi (African Great Lakes, Iringa, Malawi, Manda Wilderness, Mbeya, Mozambique, Ruvuma, Tanzania, The Lakeshore) |
7,314,319 ac | Also known as Lake Nyasa, Lake Nyassa, Lake Niassa, Lago Niassa Located in the East African Rift Valley system between Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania, Lake Malawi — also known as Lake Nyasa, Lake Nyassa, Lake Nia… |
| Lake Natron (Arusha, Kenya, Rift Valley, Tanzania) |
148,263 ac | Lake Natron in northern Tanzania is a very special lake. Lying close to the Kenya border in the eastern branch of Africa’s Rift Valley, Lake Natron is… |
| Lake Manyara (Manyara, Tanzania) |
56,960 ac | Relive childhood memories in luxury by vacationing in a tree house overlooking beautiful Lake Manyara in Tanzania. This stunning lake and surrounding… |
