The Suguta River is a seasonal river in the Great Rift Valley in Kenya (Africa), directly south of Lake Turkana . It flows northward through the Suguta Valley in the rainy season, forming the temporary Lake Alablad, a dry lake that combines with Lake Logipi at the northern end of the valley.
7-537: The Suguta River originates in a stream of near-boiling water that emerges from the side of Mount Silali , an extinct volcano. Some geologists speculate that the Kapedo hot spring, which drops through a set of waterfalls to the Suguta River, is the outlet from Lake Baringo 60 kilometres (37 mi) to the south. At one point the Suguta River passes between two volcanoes and is fed from both sides by hot springs. In places
14-522: A stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mount Silali Mount Silali is a dormant volcano in the Gregory Rift Valley , near Kapedo , Kenya . Silali is south of the Suguta Valley , which reaches northward to Lake Turkana , and is about 70 kilometres (43 mi) north of Lake Baringo . Mount Silali is part of a group of volcanoes, the others being Paka and Korosi , in
21-548: The Loyamoruk Plains of the eastern Nginyang Division of Baringo County . Silali is a recent volcano that became active from 400,000 to 220,000 years ago, and was still active 7,000 years ago. It is the largest caldera volcano in the Gregory Rift Valley. Its pre-caldera development began with mainly peralkaline trachyte lavas and pyroclasts , succeeded by mildly alkaline to transitional basalts . The basalts of
28-495: The banks of the Suguta River are lined with palms. The river and its tributaries are home to a cichlid , the Suguta tilapia ( Oreochromis niloticus sugutae ). Although the river dries up after the rainy season, the fish survive in pools. The river is also home to numerous crocodiles. Large flocks of flamingos inhabit the edge of the river. This article related to a river in Kenya is
35-477: The environment has become significantly drier in the last few decades, and with less grass and fewer types of grass. The mountain is potentially a source of geothermal energy . There are hot springs at Kapedo to the west with temperatures of 45 °C (113 °F) to 55 °C (131 °F). The eastern part has many fumaroles and hot and altered grounds with temperatures that range from 65 °C (149 °F) to 90 °C (194 °F). In September 2011
42-568: The minimum horizontal stress direction has changed to NW-SE within the last half million years. Mean annual temperature in the Loyamoruk Plains is 26 °C (79 °F), rising to 40 °C (104 °F) in the hot season. Rainfall averages 594 millimetres (23.4 in), with wide variations. The thorn-bush savannah plain has no permanent source of water, with the Nginyang River flowing only after rains. There are some highland pastures on Mount Silali with perennial grasses. From oral accounts,
49-459: The mountain are similar in composition to oceanic island basalts , but have a range of isotopes indicating a variety of origins. The Kenya rift is oriented north-south, and in the past the minimum horizontal tectonic stress direction was east-west, the direction of extension. The alignment of rows of recently formed small vents , cones , domes and collapse pits in the Silali region indicates that
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