Lake Dissoni

Lake Dissoni
Lake Dissoni
	Of the three visible lakes, Dissoni is the relatively small circular lake in the northwest.
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Coordinates	4°44′N 9°17′E / 4.733°N 9.283°ECoordinates: 4°44′N 9°17′E / 4.733°N 9.283°E
Type	Crater lake
Primary outflows	Overflow into a stream that eventually enters the
Basin countries	Cameroon
Max. length	1.25 km (0.78 mi)
Surface area	133 hectares (1.33 km2)
Average depth	53 m (174 ft)
Max. depth	81 m (266 ft)
Water volume	750,000 m3 (26,000,000 cu ft)
Surface elevation	about 450 m (1,480 ft)

Lake Dissoni, also known as Lake Soden, is a small lake in the volcanic chain in the Southwest Region of Cameroon. This volcanic lake has diameter of about 1.25 km (0.78 mi) and is at the southeastern foot of the Rumpi Hills.^[1]

There are only three fish species in the lake, but all these are endemic: A poeciliid (, though probably a synonym of the more widespread ^[2]), an undescribed catfish (Clarias sp.) and an undescribed barb (Barbus sp.).^[3] The atyid shrimp is also endemic to the lake.^[4]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Trewavas, E. (1962). Fishes of the Crater Lakes of the Northwestern Cameroons. Bonner Zoologische Beitraege 13: 146-190
^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Procatopus in FishBase. February 2012 version.
^ Freshwater Ecoregions of the World (2008). Western Equatorial Crater Lakes. Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 5 February 2012
^ Richard, J., and P.F. Clark (2009). African Caridina (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea: Atyidae): redescriptions of C. africana Kingsley, 1882, C. togoensis Hilgendorf, 1893, C. natalensis Bouvier, 1925 and C. roubaudi Bouvier, 1925 with descriptions of 14 new species. Zootaxa 1995: 1-75

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[Trewavas-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Trewavas, E. (1962). Fishes of the Crater Lakes of the Northwestern Cameroons. Bonner Zoologische Beitraege 13: 146-190

[fishbase-2] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Procatopus in FishBase. February 2012 version.

[3] Freshwater Ecoregions of the World (2008). Western Equatorial Crater Lakes. Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 5 February 2012

[4] Richard, J., and P.F. Clark (2009). African Caridina (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea: Atyidae): redescriptions of C. africana Kingsley, 1882, C. togoensis Hilgendorf, 1893, C. natalensis Bouvier, 1925 and C. roubaudi Bouvier, 1925 with descriptions of 14 new species. Zootaxa 1995: 1-75

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Lake Dissoni

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Lake Dissoni
Of the three visible lakes, Dissoni is the relatively small circular lake in the northwest.
Lake Dissoni Lake Dissoni Show map of CameroonShow map of AfricaShow all
Coordinates	4°44′N 9°17′E / 4.733°N 9.283°E / 4.733; 9.283Coordinates: 4°44′N 9°17′E / 4.733°N 9.283°E / 4.733; 9.283
Type	Crater lake
Primary outflows	Overflow into a stream that eventually enters the ^[1]
Basin countries	Cameroon

Max. length	1.25 km (0.78 mi)^[1]
Surface area	133 hectares (1.33 km²)^[1]
Average depth	53 m (174 ft)^[1]
Max. depth	81 m (266 ft)^[1]
Water volume	750,000 m³ (26,000,000 cu ft)^[1]
Surface elevation	about 450 m (1,480 ft)^[1]