Malewa River
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The Malewa River is a major freshwater river in Kenya’s Rift Valley that drains the surrounding highlands and serves as the primary water source feeding Lake Naivasha.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Malewa River canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
freshwater river
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Naivasha town
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
flower farming industry around Lake Naivasha ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateZone | tropical highland climate ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Lake Naivasha basin ⓘ |
| drains |
Aberdare Range highlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kinangop Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecoregion | Eastern Afromontane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
agricultural runoff
ⓘ
catchment deforestation ⓘ sedimentation in Lake Naivasha ⓘ soil erosion ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Lake Naivasha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | Kenyan highlands ⓘ |
| hasManagementConcern |
catchment conservation needs
ⓘ
water abstraction pressure ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Gilgil River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karati River NERFINISHED ⓘ Turasha River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUse | hydropower potential (small-scale) ⓘ |
| influences |
Lake Naivasha water level
ⓘ
Lake Naivasha water quality ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Kikuyu language ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Great Rift Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rift Valley Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainOutflow | Lake Naivasha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | Lake Naivasha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Aberdare National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lake Naivasha drainage basin
ⓘ
Malewa River catchment NERFINISHED ⓘ Rift Valley lake system hydrology ⓘ |
| primaryWaterSourceFor | Lake Naivasha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Nakuru County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nyandarua County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
riparian ecosystems
ⓘ
wetland habitats near Lake Naivasha ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Lake Naivasha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
domestic water supply
ⓘ
horticultural farming ⓘ irrigation ⓘ livestock watering ⓘ |
| waterbodyType | perennial river ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.