depth is just over 10 m in an area of 3000 ha. This is relatively shallow, but nevertheless deeper -- and therefore hydrologically more stable -- than the other endorheic lakes in Kenya. The Rift Valley lakes undergo regular (and cyclic) changes in water levels mostly in response to precipitation, which is unreliable and unpredictable.In this region, lake Bogoria is the only alkaline lake that has minimal lake water fluctuations, and is used as a refuge for flamigos and other animals when other relatively shallow lakes dry out.

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