The Momela (or Momella) Lakes are seven shallow lakes located within
Arusha National Park
Arusha National Park covers Mount Meru, a prominent volcano with an elevation of 4566 m, in the Arusha Region of north eastern Tanzania.
The park is small but varied with spectacular landscapes in three distinct areas. In the west, the Meru Crate ...
namely: Big Momela, Small Momela, El Kekhotoito, Kusare, Rishateni, Lekandiro and Tulusia.
Entrance to the park is in ''Village Momella'',
Meru District
Meru or Meru District Council is one of the seven districts councils of the Arusha Region of Tanzania.The District covers an area of . and has an max elevation of . Meru District is bordered to the north by Longido District, to the east by Siha ...
of
Arusha Region
Arusha City is a Tanzanian city and the regional capital of the Arusha Region, with a population of 416,442 plus 323,198 in the surrounding Arusha District Council (2012 census).
Located below Mount Meru (Tanzania), Mount Meru on the eastern e ...
, Tanzania
Geography
Lakes are alkaline formed from the volcanic debris created when
Mount Meru
Mount Meru (Sanskrit/Pali: मेरु), also known as Sumeru, Sineru or Mahāmeru, is the sacred five-peaked mountain of Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist cosmology and is considered to be the centre of all the physical, metaphysical and spiritu ...
blew its top 250,000 years ago.
As the lakes are alkaline, animals do not drink from their waters,
but you can spot zebras and birds on their banks.
Lakes are the highlights of the Eastern section of Arusha National Park,
[ covering the forest of Mount Meru.
]
See also
*Wildlife of Tanzania
Tanzania contains some 20 percent of the species of Africa's large mammal population, found across its reserves, conservation areas, marine parks, and 17 national parks, spread over an area of more than and forming approximately 38 percent of t ...
References
Lakes of Tanzania
Saline lakes of Africa
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