Several species of freshwater fish like the Nile tilapia are found in its waters. Lake Baringo provides important habitat to over 500 species of birds like flamingos, herons, migratory waterbirds, etc. The waters of this lake are believed to seep into the faulted volcanic bedrock below. Lake Baringo is fed by several rivers but has no significant outlet. It covers an area of 130 square km at an elevation of 1,000 m. Lake Baringo is the second most northern of the Kenyan Rift Valley lakes. The eight lakes of the Kenyan section of the East African Rift Valley have been mentioned below. These lakes also support other types of fauna and are also important to the Kenyan economy.
Large flocks of flamingo feed on these crustaceans. Some of these lakes are quite shallow with salt deposits on the shores that support crustacean populations. The Kenyan section of this rift valley is home to eight lakes including three freshwater and five saline lakes. The East African Rift Valley hosts some of the world’s largest and deepest lakes.
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