Lake Chala is a crater lake in a caldera[1] on the borders of Tanzania and Kenya on the eastern edge of Mount Kilimanjaro, not far from the town of Moshi and 8 km north of Taveta. Depending on the time of year, it ranges in colour from deep blue to turquoise and green, it is surrounded by a 100 meters high crater rim. The lake is fed by groundwater flows, which come from Mount Kilimanjaro, feeded and drained under ground with a rate of about 10 million m³ / year.[2] Even the Chala loses volume. It´s level had dropped in the last 6 years, by 2.4 meters, at the start of 2011 the water level has risen again by over 1 meter.
Lake Chala, Tanzania by Sara&Joachim, on Flickr
Lake Chala, Tanzania by Sara&Joachim, on Flickr
Lake Chala, Tanzania by Sara&Joachim, on Flickr
Lake Chala, Tanzania by Sara&Joachim, on Flickr
Lake Chala, Tanzania by Sara&Joachim, on Flickr
Lake Chala, Tanzania by Sara&Joachim, on Flickr