( (Bantu: �Large Water�), ) shallow lake with extensive swa.... water mile

The lake, at the triangle's northwest corner, is 45 miles (72 km) long and 24 miles (38 km) wide. The vegetation responsible for the swamps consists of a common water reed, Phragmites communis, growing just above mean water level; a zone of papyrus at water level; and a floating grass, called hippo-grass, in deeper water.