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Nzoia River

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Length
  
257 km

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A new way of ferrying residents across the dangerous nzoia river using tyre tube


The Nzoia River is a 160-mile (257 km) long Kenyan river, rising from Mount Elgon. It flows south and then west, eventually flowing into Lake Victoria near the town of Port Victoria.

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The river is important to Western Kenya, flowing through a region estimated to be populated by over 3.5 million people. Its waters provide irrigation all year round, while the annual floods around the lowland area of Budalang'i deposit sediment that contributes to the area's good agricultural production.

Nzoia River Consortium for Research in East African Tropical Ecosystems

Around the industrial region centred at Webuye, the river absorbs a lot of effluent from the paper and sugar factories in the area. The river has a number of spectacular waterfalls, and is thought to possess a good hydroelectricity generation potential.

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Taking bath in nzoia river kenya


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Nzoia River ClimWarn Early warning platform UNEP

References

Nzoia River Wikipedia