Mara River

This article is about the African river. For the Romanian river, see Măra River. For the Canadian river, see Mara River (Nunavut).
Mara River
The Mara River in Kenya
Mara River (bottom)
Location
CountryKenya
CountyNarok County
CountryTanzania
RegionMara Region
Physical characteristics
SourceMau escarpment
 • locationNarok County, Kenya
 • elevation3,000 m (9,800 ft)
MouthLake Victoria
 • location
Mara Region, Tanzania
 • coordinates
1°30′50″S 33°55′56″E / 1.51389°S 33.93222°E / -1.51389; 33.93222
Length395 km (245 mi)
Basin size13,393 km2 (5,171 mi2)
Discharge 
 • locationNear mouth
 • average(Period: 1960–2000)41.7 m3/s (1,470 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionLake Victoria → Victoria Nile → Albert Nile → White Nile → Nile → Mediterranean Sea
River systemNile River
Tributaries 
 • leftAmala, Talek, Sand, Somoche
 • rightNyangores, Thigithe

The Mara River is a river that begins flowing from Narok County in Kenya and ends in Mara Region in Tanzania. It lies across the migration path of ungulates in the Maasai Mara/Serengeti ecosystem.

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