Ewaso Nyiro
Ewaso Nyiro is a river in Kenya which rises on the west side of Mount Kenya and flows north then east and finally south-east, passing through Somalia where it joins the Jubba River. (The name is used for at least one other smaller river rising in the Mau escarpment to the south-west and flowing south of Lake Natron in Tanzania
The upper basin of the Ewaso Ng'iro River is 15,200 square kilometer (5,800 square miles). The river has a continuous water supply due to the glaciers on Mount Kenya. It is used for canoeing and has up to grade five rapids.
The river's name is derived from the local community's language. It means the river of brown or muddy water. It is also called by some the "Ewaso Nyiro."
In the arid North of Kenya, water means life. The waters of this great river draw wildlife in great numbers to its banks, creating an oasis of green. Samburu, Shaba and Buffalo Springs National Reserves in Northern Kenya teem with wildlife in an otherwise arid land, because of the water of the river. Below Sericho, the river expands into the Lorian Swamp, a large area of wetlands. Ewaso Narok river is one of its tributaries. Thomson's Falls near Nyahururu town are located along Ewaso Narok
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