Malewa River
The Malewa River rises in the western slopes of the Aberdare Range in Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ... and flows south and west into Lake Naivasha in the Great Rift Valley, Kenya, Great Rift Valley. Lake Naivasha is an important source of water in a semi-arid environment, and supports export-oriented horticulture and floriculture businesses as well as tourism. Malewa River water quality has deteriorated because of more human activities in the upper catchment. Long-term effects of this on the percentage of rainfall getting into Lake Naivasha are not clear. Possibly in low-rainfall years the percentage will drop because of water abstraction, while in high-rainfall years the percentage will go up because of cultivated soils having a lower water-holding capacity an ...
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Turasha River
The Turasha River is a major tributary of the Malewa River, which feeds Lake Naivasha in the Great Rift Valley, Kenya, Great Rift Valley of Kenya. The Turasha rises to the east of Mount Kipipiri. As of 1994 there was a plan for impounding the river for rural water supply, which could threaten Lake Naivasha. It is dammed at an elevation of about to supply fresh water to the town of Nakuru. About of water are diverted to Nakuru daily. Of this, about two thirds goes to Nakuru Municipality and one third to Gilgil communities. Below the dam the river falls more or less rapidly until it joins the Malewa. References

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