The Turkwel River (sometimes spelled Turkwell River ) is a river flowing from Mount Elgon on the border of Kenya and Uganda to Lake Turkana . The river is called the Suam River from its source to the border at Turkana County of Kenya. The name Turkwel is derived from the Turkana name for the river, Tir-kol , which means a river that "withstands the wilderness". The Turkwel begins on the lush green slopes of Mount Elgon and the Cherangani Hills , then traverses the Southern Turkana Plains , crosses the Loturerei Desert near Lodwar and empties into the world's largest desert lake, Lake Turkana . The river's flow is seasonally varied, and flash floods in the rainy season also occur at times.
5-656: 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 KSh. 4 billion, but ended up costing more than KSh. 20 billion. The dam partially filled the Turkwel Gorge and created the Turkwel Gorge Reservoir. In 1999, fossils reported from south of
10-662: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in Kenya is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Turkwel Dam The Turkwel Hydroelectric Power Station , also Turkwel Dam , is an arch dam on the Turkwel River about 76 km (47 mi) north of Lorokon in West Pokot County , Kenya . The dam serves several purposes, including hydroelectric power production, irrigation , tourism and fisheries . It
15-519: The hand and wrist of contemporaries, but had heavily muscled forearms that were adept at certain ape like types of precision gripping based on the suggested rotary capacity. These were assigned KNM-WT 22944 G through J, and they are 3.5 mya old from the Nachukui Formation . 3°06′17″N 36°05′51″E / 3.10472°N 36.09750°E / 3.10472; 36.09750 This Eastern Province (Kenya) location article
20-487: The river were assigned to Australopithecus sp. based on similarities with A. afarensis , although they were not the same. They were discovered by a multinational team in 1990 and brought to the National Museums of Kenya. These fossils include a metacarpal , capitate , hamate , lunate , pedal phalanx , mandibular fragment, and dental remains. They lacked the suspension and climbing capabilities in
25-451: Was constructed between 1986 and 1991. It supports the third largest hydroelectric power plant in the country, having an installed electric capacity of 106 megawatts (142,000 hp). The dam, Kenya's tallest, has a height of 153 metres (502 ft), a crest length of 150 m, a dam volume of 170,000 cubic metres (6,000,000 cu ft) and retains a water volume of 1,641 million cubic metres (1,330,000 acre⋅ft). The power station
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