Before being cut in half by a road, the Nyamabuno Marsh was more than 400 metres (1,300 ft) wide and over 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) long.

[1] The Nyamabuno and Ruduhira marshes drain the waters of Lake Rweru in the Vumasi, Rusenyi, Karambo and Nonwe watersheds.

[2] The road had caused water levels to drop, letting the local population start cultivating rice in the marsh.

[1] The administrator of the Bwambarangwe commune said in 2005 that an Agricultural Rehabilitation and Support Project (PRASAB) to exploit the Nyamabuno marsh had begun.

[1] The Management and development plan for the Protected Aquatic Landscape of Bugesera was published in September 2009.