The Kerio River is a river in Turkana County, Kenya. It flows northward into Lake Turkana. It is one of the longest rivers in Kenya, originating near the equator.
Kerio River
Kerio River flowing after heavy spring rainstorms in the area
The Kerio River rises on the north slopes of the Amasya Hills to the west of Lake Bogoria.[1] It flows northward through the Kerio Valley between Tugen Hills and Elgeyo Escarpment. The Elgeyo Escarpment rises to over 1,830 metres (6,000 ft) above the Kerio valley in places.[2] The Kerio continues northward, often through deep and narrow valleys, to enter Lake Turkana in a delta just south of the delta formed by the Turkwel and Lokichar rivers. The Kerio and Turkwel contribute 98% of the river water flowing into Lake Turkana on Kenyan territory (which makes up only 2% of the total riverine inflow). In their lower courses both these rivers are seasonal.[1]
Near its source the Kerio River is fed by two major tributaries flowing down Elgeyo Escarpment: Arror River, and Embobut River.
Land useedit
The Lake Kamnarok National Reserve and Kerio Valley National Reserve lie on the east and west sides of the Kerio River in the upper valley. They are undeveloped, but have abundant birdlife and are known for their scenery.[3] The left bank of a 25 kilometres (16 mi) section of the river is in the South Turkana National Reserve.[4]
In 1999 there were allegations that Fluorspar Mines was dumping toxic waste into the river. These were denied by the responsible Minister for Mineral Exploration.[5] The main locations in Turkana District for irrigated agriculture are along the Turkwel and Kerio rivers. The Lotubai and Morulem irrigation schemes are on the Kerio. The main crops are maize and sorghum, which account for 80% of irrigated crops, as well as green grams, cowpeas, bananas, mangoes, oranges and guavas.[6]
Galleryedit
Kerio River during dry season. Riverbed is silty and easily erodes during storm events.
Fitzpatrick, Mary; Parkinson, Tom; Ray, Nick (2006). East África. Lonely Planet. ISBN1-74104-286-0.
Hughes, R. H.; Hughes, J. S. (1992). A directory of African wetlands. IUCN. ISBN2-88032-949-3.
Kalweo (December 7, 1999). "Dumping of Toxins into River Keria". Parliamentary Debates.
Watson, D.J.; van Binsbergen, J. (2008). Livelihood diversification opportunities for pastoralists in Turkana, Kenya. ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD). ISBN978-92-9146-210-0.
kerio, river, river, turkana, county, kenya, flows, northward, into, lake, turkana, longest, rivers, kenya, originating, near, equator, flowing, after, heavy, spring, rainstorms, areariver, coursephysical, characteristicssource, coordinates0, 528581, 709643, 5. The Kerio River is a river in Turkana County Kenya It flows northward into Lake Turkana It is one of the longest rivers in Kenya originating near the equator Kerio RiverKerio River flowing after heavy spring rainstorms in the areaRiver coursePhysical characteristicsSource coordinates0 31 43 N 35 42 35 E 0 528581 N 35 709643 E 0 528581 35 709643Mouth coordinates2 57 24 N 36 09 06 E 2 956584 N 36 151543 E 2 956584 36 151543 Contents 1 Course 2 Land use 3 Gallery 4 See also 5 References 6 SourcesCourse editThe Kerio River rises on the north slopes of the Amasya Hills to the west of Lake Bogoria 1 It flows northward through the Kerio Valley between Tugen Hills and Elgeyo Escarpment The Elgeyo Escarpment rises to over 1 830 metres 6 000 ft above the Kerio valley in places 2 The Kerio continues northward often through deep and narrow valleys to enter Lake Turkana in a delta just south of the delta formed by the Turkwel and Lokichar rivers The Kerio and Turkwel contribute 98 of the river water flowing into Lake Turkana on Kenyan territory which makes up only 2 of the total riverine inflow In their lower courses both these rivers are seasonal 1 Near its source the Kerio River is fed by two major tributaries flowing down Elgeyo Escarpment Arror River and Embobut River Land use editThe Lake Kamnarok National Reserve and Kerio Valley National Reserve lie on the east and west sides of the Kerio River in the upper valley They are undeveloped but have abundant birdlife and are known for their scenery 3 The left bank of a 25 kilometres 16 mi section of the river is in the South Turkana National Reserve 4 In 1999 there were allegations that Fluorspar Mines was dumping toxic waste into the river These were denied by the responsible Minister for Mineral Exploration 5 The main locations in Turkana District for irrigated agriculture are along the Turkwel and Kerio rivers The Lotubai and Morulem irrigation schemes are on the Kerio The main crops are maize and sorghum which account for 80 of irrigated crops as well as green grams cowpeas bananas mangoes oranges and guavas 6 Gallery edit nbsp Kerio River during dry season Riverbed is silty and easily erodes during storm events nbsp Hand dug well in riverbed nbsp Kerio River flowing after heavy rainstorm See also editBiretwo List of rivers of Africa Turkana peopleReferences edit a b Hughes amp Hughes 1992 p 192 Fitzpatrick Parkinson amp Ray 2006 p 430 Fitzpatrick Parkinson amp Ray 2006 p 410 Hughes amp Hughes 1992 p 193 Kalweo 1999 p 2754 Watson amp van Binsbergen 2008 p 16 Sources editFitzpatrick Mary Parkinson Tom Ray Nick 2006 East Africa Lonely Planet ISBN 1 74104 286 0 Hughes R H Hughes J S 1992 A directory of African wetlands IUCN ISBN 2 88032 949 3 Kalweo December 7 1999 Dumping of Toxins into River Keria Parliamentary Debates Watson D J van Binsbergen J 2008 Livelihood diversification opportunities for pastoralists in Turkana Kenya ILRI aka ILCA and ILRAD ISBN 978 92 9146 210 0 nbsp This Eastern Province Kenya location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article related to a river in Kenya is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kerio River amp oldid 1017635426, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
