The crater lake of Sindi, a famous gathering place for flamingo, is near its shore, halfway between Kisumu and Homa Bay.  
In a famous environmental backfire, the introduction of a type of perch into this lake devastated the cichlid population, making over 200 species extinct.  The crater lake of Sindi, a famous gathering place for flamingo, is near its shore, halfway between Kisumu and Homa Bay.  The completion of the Owen Falls Dam in 1954 raised its water level, and its ports include Mwansa and Entebbe.  FTP, name this massive freshwater lake, the second largest freshwater body in the world.
In a famous environmental backfire, the introduction of a type of perch into this lake devastated the cichlid population, making over 200 species extinct.  
Lake Victoria