| Lake Ejagham | |
|---|---|
  Lake Ejagham  Lake Ejagham | |
| Coordinates | 5°45′N 8°59′E / 5.750°N 8.983°E |
| Type | Solution basin |
| Primary outflows | Munaya River (part of the Cross River system) |
| Basin countries | Cameroon |
| Max. length | Approximately 1,050 metres (3,440 ft)[1] |
| Max. width | Approximately 700 metres (2,300 ft)[1] |
| Surface area | 0.49 square kilometres (0.19 sq mi)[2] |
| Max. depth | Approximately 18 metres (59 ft)[1] |
Lake Ejagham is a small lake near Eyumodjock in the Southwest Region of Cameroon. Unlike many other lakes in the region, it is not a volcanic lake, but is likely a solution basin formed by groundwater during the last Ice Age.[1] This highly isolated lake is roughly oval in shape, lacks an inflow, but has an outflow into the Munaya River (part of the Cross River system).[1][3] The outflow is impassable to most fishes because of a waterfall.[1]
- ^ a b c d e f Freshwater Ecoregions of the World (2008). Western Equatorial Crater Lakes. Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Dunz, A. R., & Schliewen, U. K. (2010). Description of a Tilapia (Coptodon) species flock of Lake Ejagham (Cameroon), including a redescription of Tilapia deckerti Thys van den Audenaerde, 1967. Spixiana, 33(2): 251-280
- ^ Schliewen, U.K., Tautz, D., and Pääbo, S. (1994). Sympatric speciation suggested by monophyly of crater lake cichlids. Nature 368(6472): 629-632.