List of rivers in Kenya
This is a list of the rivers in Kenya . The country's hydrology varies in character. Due to the different climatic zones, the smallest catchment area, that of Lake Victoria with almost 10% of the land area, has the highest discharge of around half the amount of water. The largest catchment area, on the other hand, that of the Ewaso Ng'iro, which drains into the Juba, has a runoff of less than 2% with more than 1/3 of the land area. In addition to the rainy southwest is the massif of Mount Kenya , the water tower in the country is. Almost ¼ of the land draining into dischargeless pool as that of Lake Turkana.
Indian Ocean
Tana
Athi-Galana-Sabaki
Juba
- Dawa
- Ewaso Ngiro (Uaso Nyiro, Lak Dera)
Pangani
Coastal rivers
- Conversion
- Voi (Goshi)
Nile
Endorheic pelvis
Turkana lake
Natron Lake
Catchment area distribution of the country in percent
| Catchment area | Square kilometre | Percent of the country's area | Annual precipitation [mm] | Discharge [billion m³] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Victoria | 48,751 | 8.4 | 1,368 | 11.7 |
| Rift Valley Inland | 126,520 | 21, 8 | 562 | 3.3 |
| Athi | 69,644 | 12.0 | 739 | 1.3 |
| Tana | 131,743 | 22.7 | 697 | 3.7 |
| Ewaso Ng'iro | 203,709 | 35.1 | 411 | 0.34 |
| total | 580.367 | 100 | 500 | 20.3 |