MCQs on rivers of Kenya

What is the longest river in Kenya?
- A) Tana River
- B) Athi River
- C) Ewaso Ng’iro
- D) Nzoia River
Which river is the main source of hydroelectric power in Kenya?
- A) Ewaso Ng’iro
- B) Tana River
- C) Athi River
- D) Nzoia River
The Tana River flows into which body of water?
- A) Lake Victoria
- B) Indian Ocean
- C) Lake Nakuru
- D) Lake Turkana
Which river is known for passing through the Nairobi National Park?
- A) Athi River
- B) Tana River
- C) Nzoia River
- D) Ewaso Ng’iro
The Ewaso Ng’iro River primarily serves which ecosystem?
- A) Mountain forests
- B) Savanna and semi-arid lands
- C) Wetlands
- D) Coastal areas
Which river is the main tributary of Lake Victoria in Kenya?
- A) Tana River
- B) Nzoia River
- C) Athi River
- D) Mara River
What is the approximate length of the Tana River?
- A) 200 km
- B) 1,000 km
- C) 500 km
- D) 750 km
Which river forms part of the border between Kenya and Tanzania?
- A) Mara River
- B) Athi River
- C) Tana River
- D) Ewaso Ng’iro
The Nzoia River is primarily located in which region of Kenya?
- A) Eastern Kenya
- B) Western Kenya
- C) Northern Kenya
- D) Coastal Kenya
Which river is known for its seasonal floods that support agriculture in the region?
- A) Athi River
- B) Nzoia River
- C) Tana River
- D) Ewaso Ng’iro
What is the primary challenge facing the Tana River?
- A) Pollution
- B) Drought and water diversion
- C) Flooding
- D) Overfishing
Which river is an important water source for Nairobi?
- A) Athi River
- B) Tana River
- C) Mara River
- D) Nzoia River
The Athi River flows into which major river?
- A) Tana River
- B) Nzoia River
- C) Ewaso Ng’iro
- D) Mara River
Which river is known for its rich biodiversity, including hippos and crocodiles?
- A) Nzoia River
- B) Mara River
- C) Tana River
- D) Ewaso Ng’iro
The Ewaso Ng’iro River is vital for which major national park?
- A) Tsavo National Park
- B) Samburu National Reserve
- C) Maasai Mara
- D) Amboseli National Park
Which river is considered sacred by local communities in Kenya?
- A) Tana River
- B) Mara River
- C) Athi River
- D) Nzoia River
What is a significant environmental issue affecting the rivers of Kenya?
- A) Invasive species
- B) Pollution and habitat destruction
- C) Overfishing
- D) Deforestation
The Tana River has its source in which mountain range?
- A) Aberdare Mountains
- B) Mount Kenya
- C) Mau Mountains
- D) Kilimanjaro
Which river is known for the annual wildebeest migration?
- A) Tana River
- B) Mara River
- C) Athi River
- D) Ewaso Ng’iro
What is the main tributary of the Tana River?
- A) Athi River
- B) Thiba River
- C) Nzoia River
- D) Mara River
Which river’s basin is crucial for tea and coffee production in Kenya?
- A) Nzoia River
- B) Tana River
- C) Athi River
- D) Ewaso Ng’iro
The Athi River is known for which major town located along its banks?
- A) Kisumu
- B) Machakos
- C) Nakuru
- D) Eldoret
What is the primary purpose of the Masinga Dam on the Tana River?
- A) Hydroelectric power generation
- B) Irrigation
- C) Flood control
- D) Water supply
Which river is significant for its role in the ecological balance of the Maasai Mara?
- A) Athi River
- B) Mara River
- C) Tana River
- D) Nzoia River
Which river has a significant impact on the migration of elephants in Kenya?
- A) Tana River
- B) Ewaso Ng’iro
- C) Athi River
- D) Nzoia River
What is the main characteristic of the Nzoia River?
- A) It is seasonal
- B) It is a perennial river
- C) It is dry most of the year
- D) It is polluted
The Athi River is also known by which other name?
- A) Nairobi River
- B) Tana River
- C) Ewaso Ng’iro
- D) Mara River
Which river is associated with the famous annual Great Migration?
- A) Ewaso Ng’iro
- B) Mara River
- C) Athi River
- D) Tana River
What type of ecosystem is primarily found along the banks of the Tana River?
- A) Desert
- B) Wetland and riverine forest
- C) Mountain
- D) Savanna
Which river plays a significant role in traditional fishing practices in Kenya?
- A) Athi River
- B) Tana River
- C) Mara River
- D) Nzoia River

River Name	Length (km)	Source	Mouth	Notable Locations
Tana River	1,000	Mount Kenya	Indian Ocean	Masinga, Gikambura
Athi River	390	Machakos Hills	Nairobi River	Nairobi, Machakos
Ewaso Ng’iro	1,000	Aberdare Mountains	Lorian Swamp	Samburu, Laikipia
Nzoia River	250	Mount Elgon	Lake Victoria	Bungoma, Kakamega
Mara River	395	Mau Escarpment	Lake Victoria	Maasai Mara, Serengeti
Galana River	240	Tsavo National Park	Indian Ocean	Tana River
Sagana River	200	Aberdare Mountains	Tana River	Nyeri, Kirinyaga
Kerio River	144	Tugen Hills	Lake Turkana	Elgeyo Marakwet
Olgasua River	70	Ngong Hills	Ewaso Ng’iro	Nairobi region
Taita River	70	Taita Hills	Indian Ocean	Taita Taveta

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