Ewaso Ng'iro River

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The Ewaso Ng'iro River is a major river in East Africa that flows through arid and semi-arid regions of Kenya and Tanzania, supporting diverse wildlife and pastoral communities before reaching Lake Natron.

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Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature ⓘ
river ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Kenya ⓘ
Tanzania ⓘ
drainageBasin Lake Natron basin ⓘ
linked to: Lake Natron
ecosystemType dryland ecosystem ⓘ
savanna ⓘ
flowsInto Lake Natron ⓘ
flowsThrough arid regions of Kenya ⓘ
pastoralist areas ⓘ
semi-arid regions of Kenya ⓘ
hasClimate arid ⓘ
semi-arid ⓘ
importantFor pastoral livelihoods ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
wildlife conservation ⓘ
languageOfName Maasai ⓘ
locatedIn East Africa ⓘ
mouth Lake Natron ⓘ
nameMeaning brown water ⓘ
region northern Kenya ⓘ
northern Tanzania ⓘ
southern Kenya ⓘ
supports diverse wildlife ⓘ
pastoral communities ⓘ
threat drought ⓘ
overgrazing ⓘ
water abstraction ⓘ
usedFor domestic water supply ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ
livestock watering ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lake Natron → inflow → Ewaso Ng'iro River ⓘ
Ewaso Ng’iro → partOf → Ewaso Ng’iro river basin ⓘ
linked to: Ewaso Ng'iro River
Aberdare Range → waterCatchmentFor → Ewaso Ng’iro River (north) ⓘ
linked to: Ewaso Ng'iro River
Samburu National Reserve → locatedOnRiver → Ewaso Ng’iro River ⓘ
linked to: Ewaso Ng'iro River
Samburu National Reserve → borderedBy → Ewaso Ng’iro River ⓘ
linked to: Ewaso Ng'iro River
Mau Forest → suppliesWaterTo → Ewaso Ng’iro River (southern) ⓘ
linked to: Ewaso Ng'iro River
Isiolo → hasNearbyRiver → Ewaso Ng’iro River ⓘ
linked to: Ewaso Ng'iro River