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An Acacia tree in the Kokiselei river, northern Kenya. The greater Turkana Basin in East Africa (mainly northwestern Kenya and southern Ethiopia, smaller parts of eastern Uganda and southeastern South Sudan) determines a large endorheic basin, a drainage basin with no outflow centered around the north-southwards directed Gregory Rift system in Kenya and southern Ethiopia.
Lake Turkana is a unique feature of the East African landscape. Besides being a permanent desert lake, it is the only lake that retains the waters originating from two separate catchment areas of the Nile. The Lake Turkana drainage basin draws its waters mainly from Kenya Highlands and Ethiopian Highlands. A map of lake turkana
2 Lake Turkana. 3 Lake Baringo. 4 Lake Naivasha. ... This article cites Wikipedia ... Gnus crossing the Mara River. Nile. White Nile. Victoria Nile (Uganda) ...
Dry riverbed of the Turkwel river, just outside Lodwar town in Turkana County, Kenya Seen entering Lake Turkana. The Turkwel River [1] (sometimes spelled Turkwell River [2]) is a river flowing from Mount Elgon on the border of Kenya and Uganda to Lake Turkana. The river is called the Suam River from its source to the border at Turkana County of ...
Lake Turkana National Parks is a group of three national parks located around Lake Turkana in Kenya. It was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997 and expanded in 2001. Reasons for the park's importance include its use as a stopping point for migratory birds , as a breeding ground for the Nile crocodile , hippopotamus , and snakes .
The Daasanach share a traditional border with the Turkana. However, the border is moving toward south because of receding water. According to the Christian Science Monitor, the Daasanach have begun cultivating the land and fishing using the waters of the River Omo-Lake Turkana Delta in competition with the Kenyan Turkana people for both land and water resources.
Pibor River. Akobo River; Agwei River. Abara River; Kongkong River; Kangen River; Lotilla River. Veveno River; Bahr el Zeraf; Bahr el Ghazal. Bahr al-Arab (Kiir River) Lol River. Sopo River. Kuru River; Pongo River; Adda River; Jur River. Sue River; Waw Nahr; Numatinna River; Lau River; Gel River; Aswa River (Achwa) Yei River; Kebe River; Kaya ...
Lokori is located in southern Turkana District, south of Lake Turkana, and less than 1 kilometer southwest of the banks of the Kerio River. [1] The town is south of Kitale, Lokichar and Loperot, northeast of South Turkana National Reserve, and located at the intersection of the C113 and C46 highways.