Floodplains and Valley Bottoms in Kenya, 2000
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- This polygon shapefile portrays floodplains and valley bottoms in Kenya. These data were extracted from FAO's Africover 2000 landform dataset. Floodplains consist of land adjacent to a river channel that is seasonally covered by river water. Areas that experienced the most flooding are the shores of Lake Victoria in western Kenya, the banks of the Tana River in eastern Kenya, and the Lorian Swamp in central eastern Kenya, all highlighted on the map. Although the flooding near Lake Victoria does not appear to be extensive from this national map, it is important to understand that population density in that area is high and thus flooding is very destructive
- Purpose
- This data was used in Map 3.14 and Map 3.15 in Nature's Benefits in Kenya: An Atlas of Ecosystems and Human Well-Being.
Description
Type of resource | cartographic, software, multimedia |
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Form | Shapefile |
Extent | 2.009 |
Place | Rome, IT |
Publisher | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
Date valid | 2000 |
Publication date | 2000 |
Language | English |
Digital origin | born digital |
Map data | Scale not given. ; E 34°8ʺ--E 41°54ʹ41ʺ/N 5°25ʹ33ʺ--S 4°39ʹ55ʺ, Scale not given ; EPSG::4326 |
Creators/Contributors
Creator | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
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Subjects
Subject | Floodplains |
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Subject | Valleys |
Subject | Kenya |
Subject | 2000 |
Subject | Geoscientific Information |
Genre | Geospatial data |
Genre | Cartographic dataset |
Bibliographic information
Supplemental information | Original data are downloadable at www.africover.org. |
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Use limitation | Data set is not for use in litigation. While efforts have been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the state of the art, WRI, cannot assume liability for any damages, or misrepresentations, caused by any inaccuracies in the data, or as a result of the data to be used on a particular system. WRI makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. |
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Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/gt156wc8748 |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use.
- Copyright
- This work is in the Public Domain, meaning that it is not subject to copyright.
Preferred citation
- Preferred citation
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2000). Floodplains and Valley Bottoms in Kenya, 2000. FAO. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/gt156wc8748
Collection
Kenya GIS Data
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