Kerio River

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The Kerio River is a major river in Kenya that drains the western highlands and flows northward through the Kerio Valley before emptying into Lake Turkana.

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Kerio River canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
river
basinCountry Kenya
continent Africa
country Kenya
drainagePattern inland drainage to Lake Turkana
drains western highlands of Kenya
emptiesInto Lake Turkana
flowDirection northward
flowsNear Baringo County
Elgeyo-Marakwet County
Turkana County
flowsThrough Kerio Valley
hasCatchmentArea western escarpment of the Great Rift Valley in Kenya
hasEcologicalRole supports riparian ecosystems in Kerio Valley
hasLocalNameLanguage Swahili
linked to: Swahili language
hasMouthLocation Lake Turkana, Kenya
linked to: Lake Turkana
hasSourceRegion Kenyan highlands
hasValley Kerio Valley
hasValleyType rift valley
hydrologicalSystem East African Rift system
linked to: East African Rift
isMajorRiverOf Kenya
languageOfToponym English
locatedIn Rift Valley region of Kenya
linked to: Rift Valley region
partOf Lake Turkana basin
linked to: Turkana Basin
region northwestern Kenya
usedFor fishing
irrigation
livestock watering

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Lake Turkana inflow Kerio River