Lake Nakuru, situated in the Rift Valley, lies at an elevation of 1,754 meters above sea level. The lake's nutrient-rich algae draws a large number of flamingos, which are often seen along its shores.

Rift Valley, Kenya – It was seven ... Baringo and Bogoria – freshwater and alkaline lakes, respectively – were 20km (12 miles) apart, but local officials say that distance has now been cut ...

Over the past few years, high water levels of Kenya’s Rift Valley lakes have flooded properties and displaced communities, most notably around Lakes Baringo and Naivasha. There are many lakes ...

Water level fluctuations in the Rift Valley lakes are not new. Lake Naivasha , for instance, was reduced to a puddle around 1850 and particularly low levels persisted throughout the 1940s and 1950s.

For the past decade, water in Kenya’s Rift Valley has been rising. Scientists say this is due to climate change, wrong use of land, and a movement of tectonic plates inside the earth’s surface.

Lake Baringo, in Kenya's Rift Valley, is one of the country's biggest freshwater lakes. From the main highway in the small town of Marigat, the beautiful golden yellow sun casts its rays on the ...

The lakes are; Lake Elementaita (6,300 ha), Lake Nakuru (18,800ha) and Lake Bogoria (10,700ha) all of which lie in basins on the floor of the Great Rift Valley which transects Kenya North-South. All ...

Experts have warned that three lakes in the Rift Valley region are at risk of being placed on the 'danger list' by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.