Turkwel River

The Turkwel River, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (sometimes spelled Turkwell River, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency) is a river flowing from Mount Elgon in the border of Kenya and Uganda to Lake Turkana. The river is called the Suam River from its source to the border with the West Pokot County of Kenya. The name Turkwel is derived from the Turkana name for the river, Tir-kol, which means translates to a river that "withstands the wilderness".

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Category:Rivers of Africa
Category:Geography of Kenya