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Thomson's Falls is a 74 metres (243 ft) scenic waterfall on the Ewaso Ng'iro river, a few Kilometres from Lake Ol Bolossat, which drains from the Aberdare Mountain Range. It is situated 3 kilometres (2 mi) from the town of Nyahururu in central Kenya, at 2,360 metres (7,740 ft) elevation. In 1883 Joseph Thomson was the first European to reach Thomson Falls, and named them for his father. Wrote Thomson, I was impressed mightily by the stupendous thundering of the waters which in magnificent mass plunged down several hundred feet into a fearful gloomy gorge. ... The crevices give support to a splendid drapery of creepers and bushes, the spray from the waters yielding the necessary sustenance. Among other plants wild bananas are to be seen. Thomson was a Scottish geologist and naturalist who was also the first European to walk from Mombasa to Lake Victoria in the early 1880s.Visitors can view the falls from above, or there's a trail down to the bottom of the ravine. Upstream from the falls is one of the highest hippo pools in Kenya. Ewaso Narok River is a tributary of the Ewaso Ng'iro river. SOURCESWikipedia