Lake Sibhayi
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Lake Sibaya, also known as Lake Sibhayi, a freshwater lake in South Africa, with a surface area of 64 km2 (25 sq mi). The lake is also known as Sibaya or Sibhaya.
The lake is located in the Maputaland, or Umhlabuyalingana, area of KwaZulu-Natal, on the east coast of South Africa.
It is part of the Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park and is recognised under the Ramsar Convention as a "Wetland of International Importance" on 28 June 1991. In December 1999, the Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and it was renamed the iSimangaliso Wetland Park in 2009.
279 bird species have been identified at Lake Sibaya.
The Mseleni Water Project and Mbazwana Water Supply Scheme both get their water from Lake Sibaya.
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