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The '''Turkwel River'''<ref>{{GEOnet2|32FA881FBC793774E0440003BA962ED3|Turkwel (Approved)}}, [[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency|United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]]</ref> (sometimes spelled '''Turkwell River'''<ref>{{GEOnet2|32FA881FBC783774E0440003BA962ED3|Turkwell (Variant)}}, [[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency|United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]]</ref>) is a river flowing from [[Mount Elgon]] in the border of [[Kenya]] and [[Uganda]] to [[Lake Turkana]]. The river is called the [[Suam River]] from its source to the border with the [[West Pokot County]] of Kenya. The name Turkwel is derived from the [[Turkana language|Turkana]] name for the river, ''Tir-kol'', which means translates to a river that "withstands the wilderness". The Turkwel begins from the lush green slopes of [[Mount Elgon]] and the [[Cherangani Hills]], traverses the [[Southern Turkana Plains]], crosses [[Loturerei Desert]] near [[Lodwar]] and empties to the world's largest desert lake, [[Lake Turkana]].<ref name="Adams">{{Cite journal|author=Adams, W. M.|date=1989|title=Dam construction and the degradation of floodplain forest on the Turkwel River, Kenya|journal=Land Degradation & Development|publisher=Wiley|volume=1|number=3|pages=189–198|doi=10.1002/ldr.3400010303}}</ref> The river's flow is seasonally varied, and it is subject to flash floods in the rainy season.<ref name="Adams" /> |
The '''Turkwel River'''<ref>{{GEOnet2|32FA881FBC793774E0440003BA962ED3|Turkwel (Approved)}}, [[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency|United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]]</ref> (sometimes spelled '''Turkwell River'''<ref>{{GEOnet2|32FA881FBC783774E0440003BA962ED3|Turkwell (Variant)}}, [[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency|United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]]</ref>) is a river flowing from [[Mount Elgon]] in the border of [[Kenya]] and [[Uganda]] to [[Lake Turkana]]. The river is called the [[Suam River]] from its source to the border with the [[West Pokot County]] of Kenya. The name Turkwel is derived from the [[Turkana language|Turkana]] name for the river, ''Tir-kol'', which means translates to a river that "withstands the wilderness". The Turkwel begins from the lush green slopes of [[Mount Elgon]] and the [[Cherangani Hills]], traverses the [[Southern Turkana Plains]], crosses [[Loturerei Desert]] near [[Lodwar]] and empties to the world's largest desert lake, [[Lake Turkana]].<ref name="Adams">{{Cite journal|author=Adams, W. M.|date=1989|title=Dam construction and the degradation of floodplain forest on the Turkwel River, Kenya|journal=Land Degradation & Development|publisher=Wiley|volume=1|number=3|pages=189–198|doi=10.1002/ldr.3400010303}}</ref> The river's flow is seasonally varied, and it is subject to flash floods in the rainy season.<ref name="Adams" /> |
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The controversial [[Turkwel Dam]] was built by the Kenyan government from 1986 to 1991 with the help of France. The plan was to harness the waters of the Turkwel. The project was initially supposed to cost 4 billion [[Kenyan shilling]]s, but ended up costing more than 20 billion. The dam partially filled the Turkwel Gorge<ref>{{GEOnet2|32FA881FBC743774E0440003BA962ED3|Turkwel Gorge (Approved)}}, [[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency|United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]]</ref> and created the Turkwel Gorge Reservoir.<ref>{{Cite journal | author=Kotut, Kiplagat; Njuguna, Stephen G,; Muthuri, Francis M. and Krienitz, Lothar | date=1999 | title=The physico-chemical conditions of Turkwel Gorge Reservoir, a new man made lake in Northern Kenya | journal=Limnologica – Ecology and Management of Inland Waters | volume=29 | number=4 | pages=377-392 | doi=10.1016/S0075-9511(99)80046-2}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 07:12, 12 September 2015
The Turkwel River[1] (sometimes spelled Turkwell River[2]) is a river flowing from Mount Elgon in the border of Kenya and Uganda to Lake Turkana. The river is called the Suam River from its source to the border with the West Pokot County of Kenya. The name Turkwel is derived from the Turkana name for the river, Tir-kol, which means translates to a river that "withstands the wilderness". The Turkwel begins from the lush green slopes of Mount Elgon and the Cherangani Hills, traverses the Southern Turkana Plains, crosses Loturerei Desert near Lodwar and empties to the world's largest desert lake, Lake Turkana.[3] The river's flow is seasonally varied, and it is subject to flash floods in the rainy season.[3]
The controversial Turkwel Dam was built by the Kenyan government from 1986 to 1991 with the help of France. The plan was to harness the waters of the Turkwel. The project was initially supposed to cost 4 billion Kenyan shillings, but ended up costing more than 20 billion. The dam partially filled the Turkwel Gorge[4] and created the Turkwel Gorge Reservoir.[5]
References
- ^ Turkwel (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ Turkwell (Variant) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ a b Adams, W. M. (1989). "Dam construction and the degradation of floodplain forest on the Turkwel River, Kenya". Land Degradation & Development. 1 (3). Wiley: 189–198. doi:10.1002/ldr.3400010303.
- ^ Turkwel Gorge (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ Kotut, Kiplagat; Njuguna, Stephen G,; Muthuri, Francis M. and Krienitz, Lothar (1999). "The physico-chemical conditions of Turkwel Gorge Reservoir, a new man made lake in Northern Kenya". Limnologica – Ecology and Management of Inland Waters. 29 (4): 377–392. doi:10.1016/S0075-9511(99)80046-2.
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