Ewaso Ng'iro

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Ewaso Ng'iro
Origin Mount Kenya
Basin countries Kenya
Mouth elevation sea level

Ewaso Ng'iro is a river in Kenya which rises on the west side of Mount Kenya and flows north then east and finally south-east.[1] (The name is used for at least one other smaller river rising in the Mau Escarpment to the south-west and flowing south to Lake Natron in Tanzania).[2]

The upper basin of the Ewaso Ng'iro River is 15,200 square kilometre (5,800 square miles).[3] The river has a continuous water supply due to the glaciers on Mount Kenya. It is used for canoeing and has up to grade V rapids.[4]

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  1. ^ Rough Guide. Rough Guide Map Kenya [map], 9 edition, 1:900,000, Rough Guide Map. Cartography by World Mapping Project. (2006) ISBN 1-84353-359-6.
  2. ^ [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/sites/index.html?action=SitHTMDetails.asp&sid=6994&m=0 BirdLife IBA Factsheet: "Lake Natron and Engaruka basin".
  3. ^ Makali, Samuel; Boniface Kiteme, (September 2005). The Upper Ewaso Ng’iro Basin, Kenya. Network for Water and Sanitation. Retrieved on 2007-06-21.
  4. ^ The Ewaso-Ng'iro River. Kilimanjaro Adventure Travel (pre November 1996). Archived from the original on 2006-03-03. Retrieved on 2007-06-21.
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