Lake Turkana
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Categories: Water Basin | Lake Turkana | Ethiopia | Kenya | Uganda | Sudan | Northern Africa | Eastern Africa | Africa
| The Lake Turkana Basin is part of / comprises: · Africa · Arab States · Eastern Africa · Northern Africa · |
| Countries sharing the Lake Turkana Basin: · Ethiopia · Kenya · Sudan · Uganda · |
| Facts & Figures | edit |
|---|---|
| Catchment AreaA | 209,096 km3 |
| Recipient | |
| Neighbouring BasinsA | Awash, Juba-Shibeli, Lake Natron, Lotagipi Swamp, Nile |
| PopulationA | 15,200,000 |
| Population DensityA | 73 /km2 |
| DischargeA | 50 km3/yr |
| Surface Area | m3 |
| Average Depth | m |
| Water Volume | m2 |
| Water Stress | 3400 m3/person/year |
| Average Precipitation | mm/yr |
| Evaporation | mm/yr |
| Runoff | 16700 mm/yr |
| Land Use | |
| Irrigated Area | 815 km2 |
| Irrigable Area | 112000 km2 |
| No. of DamsA | 1 |
| Dam Density | 0.1 dams/km2 |
| Total Water Withdrawals | km3 |
| For Agricultural Use | |
| For Domestic Use | |
| For Industrial Use | |
| Renewable Water Available (m3/yr/pers) | |
| References & Remarks | |
| A Transboundary Freshwater Spatial Database, Oregon University | |
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