Athi-Galana-Sabaki River

Athi-Galana-Sabaki River

river

Mouth of the watercourse	Indian Ocean
Tributary	Nairobi River, Tsavo River, Kiboko, Mbagathi River
Country	Kenya
Coordinate location	3°9′0″S 40°8′0″E, 1°23′0″S 36°49′16″E

Athi-Galana-Sabaki River system.

De Athi-Galana-Sabaki River be de second longest river insyd Kenya (after the Tana River). E get a total length of 390 kilometres (240 mi) den dey drain an area of 58,639 square kilometres (22,641 sq mi). De river dey rise insyd Gatamaiyo Forest as de Athi River dey enter Indian Ocean as de Galana River (dem sanso know as de Sabaki River).

Flow

De Athi River dey flow across de Kapote den Athi plains, thru Athi River town, wey e then dey take a northeast direction wer e be met by de Nairobi River. Near Thika, de river dey form de Fourteen Falls den dey turn south-east under de wooded slopes of de Yatta ridge, wich dey shut insyd ein basin on de east. Apart from de numerous small feeders of de upper river, de oda tributary per be de Tsavo River, from de east side of de Kilimanjaro, wich dey enter at about 3° S. E then dey turn east, den insyd ein lower course be known as de Sabaki (anaa Galana) River, wich dey traverse de sterile quartz-land of de outer plateau. De valley be low den flat, covered plus forest den scrub, wey dey contain small lakes den backwaters dem connect to de river during de rainy season. During de rainy season, de river dey rise as much as 10 metres (33 ft) insyd places, now strongly dey flow plus a turbid yellow colour, navigation be interrupted by a series of rapids, at de Lugard falls. Dey flow east, e dey enter de Indian Ocean 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of Malindi.

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  De Fourteen Falls near Thika
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  A drongo at Sabaka River

Wildlife

De river dey flow thru de Tsavo East National Park wey e dey host diverse fish, as well as hippopotamus, crocodiles, den birds such as African fish eagles. A large portion of Kenyans dey rely on de river for drinking water den irrigation.

External links

• Google Maps, Galana River