基伍湖(卢旺达语:Ikiyaga cya Kivu;林格拉语:Etímá Kivu)位于东非大裂谷西支,为刚果民主共和国与卢旺达的界湖。由断层陷落而成,海拔1460米。南北长96千米,东西宽48.3千米,面积2700平方千米,为非洲第八大湖。平均水深240米,最大水深489米。湖水注入鲁济济河,再向南流入坦干伊喀湖,湖口建有穆鲁鲁水电站。随深度增加湖水矿化度和密度逐渐增大,湖底的大量水生植物残骸因缺氧发酵而产生大量天然气,在深水的压力下溶解在湖水中,储量约550亿立方米。湖的北面是维龙加火山群。[1]
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