Tana River

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The Tana River is Kenya's longest river, flowing from the central highlands to the Indian Ocean and serving as a vital source of water, hydroelectric power, and irrigation.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Tana River canonical 27
Tana River Basin 3
River Tana (Kenya) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
river delta
alternativeName River Tana (Kenya)
linked to: Tana River
associatedEthnicGroup Orma people
Pokomo people
Wardey people
basinCountry Kenya
continent Africa
country Kenya
drainageBasin Indian Ocean basin
economicImportance supports agriculture in eastern Kenya
supports fisheries
supports livestock watering
flowsInto Indian Ocean
formedBy Tana River
hasDelta Tana River Delta
hasFloodingRisk seasonal flooding
hasHydropowerDam Gitaru Dam
Kamburu Dam
Kiambere Dam
Kindaruma Dam
Masinga Dam
importance key component of Kenya’s national power grid
major freshwater source for coastal Kenya
length approximately 1,000 kilometers
approximately 620 miles
locatedIn Kenya
locatedOn Indian Ocean coast of Kenya
longestRiverIn Kenya
majorUse agricultural water supply
domestic water supply
hydroelectric power generation
irrigation
mouth Indian Ocean
partOf Tana River Basin
linked to: Tana River
passesNear Aberdare Range
Mount Kenya region
linked to: Kenyan highlands
passesThrough Tana River County
region eastern Kenya
sourceRegion Kenyan central highlands
linked to: Kenyan highlands
supportsEcosystem floodplain habitats
riverine forests
wetlands
supportsWildlife crocodiles
hippopotamuses
various fish species
waterManagementIssue drought vulnerability
upstream–downstream water allocation conflicts

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (34)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mount Kenya isSourceOfRiver Tana River
Ateni Gorge river Tana River
Ateni Gorge partOf Tana River valley
linked to: Tana River
Ateni locatedInValleyOf Tana River
Ateni river Tana River
Thika River partOfRiverSystem Tana River
Thika River flowsInto Tana River
Thika River tributaryOf Tana River
Thika River hasWatershed Tana River Basin
linked to: Tana River
Tana River partOf Tana River Basin
linked to: Tana River
Tana River Delta formedBy Tana River
subject linked to: Tana River
Tana River alternativeName River Tana (Kenya)
linked to: Tana River
Indian Ocean drainage basin hasPart Tana River basin
linked to: Tana River
Pokomo language spokenAlong Tana River
Tana River County namedAfter Tana River
Tana River County hasMajorRiver Tana River
Pokomo people primaryHabitat Tana River
Aberdare Range waterCatchmentFor Tana River
Murang'a County hasRiver Tana River
Kirinyaga County mainRiver Tana River
Orma people of Kenya region Tana River Valley
linked to: Tana River
Murang’a County hasMajorRiver Tana River
Orma people usesRiverineAreasOf Tana River
Garissa locatedOnRiver Tana River
Garissa County traversedByRiver Tana River
Kindaruma Dam locatedOnRiver Tana River
Kindaruma Dam watercourse Tana River
Tana River Delta formedBy Tana River
Tana River Delta mouthOf Tana River
Tana River Delta partOf Tana River Basin
linked to: Tana River
Pokomo primaryRiver Tana River
Embu County hasRiver Tana River