Igombe dam, Tabora

One of my volunteers here at the reserve Charlie Lucas worked as an engineer in Tanganyika many many years ago. He was the engineer who built the Igombe Dam (the water supply for Tabora [where co-incidentally my own mother was born!]). The dam was opened in 1957. Charlie looked up Google maps the other day to see how the dam looked and was surprised to see that the whole area of water was bright green. Does anyone know why this is? Algal bloom? Nile cabbage? It would be nice for Charlie to get an update. Zul Zul Bhatia, Manager, Lochwinnoch RSPB Nature Reserve RSPB Scotland is part of the RSPB, the UK-wide charity working to secure a healthy environment for birds and wildlife, helping to create a better world for us all. For further information on membership, volunteering or events, please phone: 01505 842663 or email : zul.bhatia@rspb.org.uk websites: http://www.rspb.org.uk/scotland <http://www.rspb.org.uk/scotland> http://www.lochwinnoch.info/RSPB/ <http://www.lochwinnoch.info/RSPB/>