evidence: Covering a huge area of about 59,947 km2, Lake Victoria is the largest lake on the African continent and is also the biggest tropical lake in the world. It is one of the African Great Lakes and after Lake Superior in North America, it is the second-largest freshwater lake on Earth. The waters of Lake Victoria occupy a shallow depression and are centered around the East African Rift System. [...] The area of Lake Victoria is shared by the African countries of Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. About 49% of the lake falls under Tanzania, followed by 45% in Uganda and about 6% in Kenya. The lake has a catchment area of about 169,858 km2 and is the chief reservoir of the Nile River. [...] About 30 million people reside in the Lake Victoria region and depend on the lake waters for their sustenance. Fishing is a major economic activity of the people who reside along the shores of the lake. Some of the major towns and port-cities that are located along Lake Victoria are Jinja, Entebbe, and Kampala on the Ugandan side; Musoma, Mwanza, and Bukoba in Tanzania; and Kisumu, Kendu Bay, and Homa Bay on the lake’s Kenyan side. The Nalubaale Dam was constructed in 1952 on the Victoria Nile in Uganda for the generation of hydroelectric power. The Kiira Hydroelectric Power Station was constructed in 2002.