Lake Xau
Location of the lakebed or lake depending on rainfall in Botswana.
Location of the lakebed or lake depending on rainfall in Botswana.
Lake Xau
Location of the lakebed or lake depending on rainfall in Botswana.
Location of the lakebed or lake depending on rainfall in Botswana.
Lake Xau
LocationBotswana
Coordinates21°18′S 24°46′E / 21.300°S 24.767°E / -21.300; 24.767
Primary inflowsBoteti River and the Okavango Delta

Lake Xau is a lake that is sometimes a dry lakebed in Botswana.[1][2] It is fed by the Boteti River and the Okavango Delta.[3] The lake has been described as "when it holds water, ... one of the most important wetlands for waterfowl in Southern Africa".[4]

References

  1. Parry, David (1987). "Wildebeest (Connchaetes taurinus) Mortalities at Lake Xau, Botswana". Botswana Notes and Records. 19: 95–101. JSTOR 40979793.
  2. Okavango Research Institute (ORI) Library (19 March 2012). "Flow : Information for Okavango Delta Planning: Lake Xau reviewed by Professor Cornelis Vanderpost". Flow. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  3. "Will Lake Xau fill?". BirdLife Botswana. 22 October 2009.
  4. "Lake Xau: conservation to enhance livelihoods". The GEF Small Grants Programme.


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