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| Lake Sibhayi | |
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  Lake Sibhayi | |
| Location | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Coordinates | 27°21′29″S 32°41′07″E / 27.35806°S 32.68528°E |
| Catchment area | 530 km2 (200 sq mi) |
| Basin countries |  South Africa |
| Surface area | 64 km2 (25 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 10.9 m (36 ft) |
| Water volume | 700,000,000 m3 (2.5×1010 cu ft) |
| Surface elevation | 20.8 m (68 ft) |
| Frozen | Never |
| References | [1] |
| Official name | Lake Sibaya |
| Designated | 28 June 1991 |
| Reference no. | 528[2] |
Lake Sibhayi, also known as Lake Sibaya, a freshwater lake in South Africa, with a surface area of 64 km2 (25 sq mi). The lake is also known as Sibaya or Sibhaya.[3]
The lake is located in the Maputaland, or Umhlabuyalingana, area of KwaZulu-Natal, on the east coast of South Africa.
It is part of the Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park and is recognised under the Ramsar Convention as a "Wetland of International Importance" on 28 June 1991. In December 1999, the Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and it was renamed the iSimangaliso Wetland Park in 2009.
279 bird species have been identified at Lake Sibhayi.
The Mseleni Water Project and Mbazwana Water Supply Scheme both get their water from Lake Sibhayi.
- ^ "Lake Sibaya". Department of Environmental Affairs (South Africa). Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
- ^ "Lake Sibaya". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "Lake Sibaya". isiMangaliso park. Retrieved 27 April 2020.