The main saline or alkaline lakes are Bogoria (42 km 2), Nakuru (49 km 2), Elementaita (19 km 2), and Magadi (105 km 2) in Kenya, and Natron (900 km 2), Manyara (470 km 2), Eyasi (1050 km 2), Barangida and Singidani in Tanzania.
The major freshwater lakes from north to south are Baringo (130 km 2) and Naivasha (156 km 2) in Kenya, and Babati, Burungi and Kitangiri in northern Tanzania. There are also several artificial wetlands, such as dams, fish ponds, sewage lagoons and irrigated fields. Shallow lakes, rivers and streams, hot and cold water springs, marshes, swamps, and salt pans occur within the ecoregion.
Xeric freshwaters and endorheic (closed) basins
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