Lake George (Uganda) the course of the Katonga river from Lake Victoria during his trans-African expedition. Thinking it was part of Lake Albert, he named it "Beatrice Gulf". Exploration plans were aborted due to the threat of conflict with the kingdom of Bunyoro. On his second visit to the area, in 1888 during the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, Stanley also discovered Lake Edward, and realizing that there were two independent lakes, and gave Lake George its current name. Lake George (Uganda) Lake George or Lake Dweru is a lake in Uganda. It covers a total surface area of and is a part of
Lake George State Forest the Mary Farms and Dexter Tracts, which encompasses land between the St. Johns River to the west, and Barberville, US 17, and De Leon Springs State Park to the east, and south to the banks of Lake Dexter, Spring Garden Creek, and the Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge. Lake George State Forest should not be confused with the Lake George Forest, a separate property to the immediate north which is jointly owned by Volusia County and the St. Johns River Water Management District ("SJRWMD"), or the Lake George Conservation Area, a site owned by the SJRWMD. Prior to European settlement,