Lake · Kenya

Lake Kanyaboli

1,145 m3,757 ft

Area: 11 km²
Max depth: 3 m
Tonight: 19°CHeavy rain showers · Wind 13 km/h NE

Lake Kanyaboli is a lake at 1,145 m above sea level in Kenya, 11 km² in area and 5.6 km long.

All facts

Surface elevation: 1,145 m
Length: 5.6 km
Shoreline: 19.0 km

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Lake

Lake Kanyaboli in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

Shoreline: 19.0 km≈4¾ h to walk around

3D map

Lake Kanyaboli 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 7.6 × 7.6 km

Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Lake Kanyaboli terrain and contours

5 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 25 mShowing west → east through the centre

Lake Kanyaboli elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Lake Kanyaboli weather

Tonight · Heavy rain showers · 19°C (66°F) · 4.8 mm · Wind 13 km/h NE

Lake Kanyaboli forecast for about 1,145 m.

Tonight19°4.8 mm13 km/h NE
Today19°28°1.6 mm12 km/h W
Sun19°29°3.4 mm15 km/h W
Mon20°30°4.6 mm14 km/h W
Tue19°24°11.7 mm12 km/h N
Wed18°24°10.4 mm8 km/h SW
Thu18°27°3.6 mm5 km/h W
Fri19°26°3.2 mm9 km/h NW
Sat19°26°2.7 mm7 km/h W
Sun19°26°1.1 mm17 km/h W

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:18 UTC.

Slope

Share of the 7.6 × 7.6 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 100% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°

99.9%

Moderate, 15–30°

0.1%

Steep, 30–45°

0.0%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.0%

Steeper than 30°: 0.0% of the 58 km² view
Relief in view: 143 m low point 1,142 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 28.3%Shrubland 21.9%Water 20.3%Cropland 13.2%Trees 10.7%Wetland 5.2%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Where it sits

Where Lake Kanyaboli sits

Nearby

Nearby places

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Downloads

Lake Kanyaboli downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Print & wall

JPGLake Kanyaboli satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-01-15.

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GIS & GPS

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain: Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-01-15)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Panorama: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast: Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources: Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia