Lake Bangweulu

Lake Bangweulu lies in a shallow basin surrounded by an immense expanse of marsh, grassland and seasonal floodplain. Its name is often understood as “where the water meets the sky.” The Chambeshi and other rivers feed the wetland system; the Luapula carries its waters away towards Lake Mweru and ultimately the Congo. Islands and channels punctuate a landscape transformed by the annual rise and fall of the waters.