Table 2 Suitability classes for each criteria/factor

Water depth

1.5–2 m

2–3 m

>3 m

Tracy (1996)

Elevation of lakeshore

1634–1900 m

1900.1–2000 m

>2000 m

Eltringham (2003), cited in UNEP-WCMC (2010); field survey

Slope of lakeshore

2°

2–7°

>7°

Holmes (1996), cited in Dietz et al. (2000); Field survey

Settlement and livestock disturbance of lakeshore

5.5 km = less or no disturbance

3 km = Moderately disturbed

0.5 km = Highly disturbed

Wengström (2009)

Grazing land proximity to the lake

2–5 km

5–10 km

>10

Tracy (1996)

Land use land cover of lakeshore

Short grass (Echinochloa species/hippo grass)+wetlands

Dense forests, bush lands, cultivated and settlements

(Mackie 1976; Lock 1972 cited in Kanga et al. 2011; Pienaar et al. 1966; IUCN 1993; Eltringham 1999)