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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kerio River canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| 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 language
ⓘ
surface form:
Swahili
|
| hasMouthLocation |
Lake Turkana
ⓘ
surface form:
Lake Turkana, Kenya
|
| hasSourceRegion | Kenyan highlands ⓘ |
| hasValley | Kerio Valley ⓘ |
| hasValleyType | rift valley ⓘ |
| hydrologicalSystem |
East African Rift
ⓘ
surface form:
East African Rift system
|
| isMajorRiverOf | Kenya ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Rift Valley region
ⓘ
surface form:
Rift Valley region of Kenya
|
| partOf |
Turkana Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Lake Turkana basin
|
| region | northwestern Kenya ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ livestock watering ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.