The lake has variety of bird species including; the  malachite king fishers, pied king fishers, the African fish eagles, arrow marked, black lured, swamp flycatchers, village weavers, the African paradise fly catchers, bronze, scarlet chested, whited breasted cormorants, yellow fronted canaries, yellow billed storks, open bill, cattle egrets and the grey crowned cranes. There are also many fish species including; marbled lung fish as well as Tilapia. This lake is also famous for tourism since it features two main resorts including; the seeds of peace center that offers accommodation facilities and beach, tourists who travel to Rwanda use these as stop overs to and from Akagera national park famous for wildlife viewing. It also offers bird watching, fishing, as well as boating. The Rwesero beach located on the north eastern shores of the park, offers camping accommodation facilities to travelers.