The lake is famous for its red alkaline layer and its pH fluctuates between 10.5 and 12. The lake is in the Arusha region near the famous Ol Doinyo Lengai. The lake has dramatic seasonal fluctuations in water and almost dries up in the dry season. Lake Eyasi is an endorheic salt lake on the floor of the Great Rift Valley. The lake is an alkaline lake and lies at about 800 metres (2,600 ft) of altitude along the Great Rift Valley system. Lake Rukwa is an Endorheic lake in the Rukwa Valley in southwest Tanzania. Tanzania has over 800 kilometres (500 mi) of coastline with the lake however, the border with Malawi is disputed and currently the lake is not entirely part of Tanzania. The lake is home to the oldest-running ferry in the world, MV Liemba The lake borders four nations and is vital for trade and commerce for societies living along the lake. Lake Tanganyika is an African Great Lake and is the second-deepest lake in the world and the second-biggest lake by volume. At its maximum size, it covers 189 km 2 (73 sq mi), with 12 km 2 (4.6 sq mi) in Tanzania and the majority of the area (177 km 2 (68 sq mi)) in Kenya. Lake Amboseli is a seasonal water body, fed by the Namanga River. The lake is the solely drained by the Nile river at Jinja. The Lake is also the second-largest freshwater lake in the world and spans across three countries. Lake Victoria is the largest of the African Great Lakes and is the largest freshwater lake in Africa.
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