It is said that ages ago, Lake Edward was combined with the current Lake George to form one bigger lake. However, the lava from the surrounding fields flowed in and separated the two leaving only the Kazinga channel between them. Lake Edward is therefore the smallest rift valley lake in Uganda. And about the 15^th smallest in Africa, sitting on 38km with tributaries of River Ntungwe, River Ishasha, River Rwindi and outlets to Kazinga channel and River Semiliki. It is therefore a fresh water lake in Queen Elizabeth National Park in Kasese district, South Western Uganda. It is on the border of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, with 29%of the surface of the lake in Uganda and the bigger percentage in Congo. The Northern shoreline of the Lake is located next to the Equator.

WILDLIFE OF LAKE EDWARD.

The adjoins the  vast savannah plains of Queen Elizabeth National Park. Its shoreline is habitat to buffaloes, crocodiles, elephants, hippos and water birds. The lake also has plenty of fish making it a fishing ground. In this lake are fish species like, Oreo Chromil, Leocosticus, Bugrass Docmak among others.

The lake was formerly called Mwitazinge or Rutanzinge or Edward Nyanza. This is before it was baptized the new name of Edward by the first explorer from Europe, sir Henry Morton Stanely in honor of the Prince of Wales who was also the son of Queen Elizabeth the seond. Later on, during the reign of Iddi Amin Dada as president of Uganda. He tried to name it as Lake Iddi Amin Dada but in his downfall, it was renamed to Edward.