Flood Check

Nairobi flood, 5 to 8 Mar 2026

Kanuku: how deep did the water get?

In the Flood Check model of the Nairobi flood of 5 to 8 March 2026, the wettest tenth of Kanuku had 122 cm of water or more (chest deep or more), with the most water at Sun 8 Mar, 23:00. Most of the area stayed under 10 cm.

The model has no river channels: water that reaches a river valley stays there, so depths beside the Nairobi, Mathare and Ngong rivers are higher than the real water was. It has no blocked drains either. Check the exact street.

Open Kanuku on the 3D map

The numbers

Wettest tenth of the area
122 cm, chest deep or more
Most of the area
dry or nearly dry
Land with 10 cm or more at the peak
16%, at Sun 8 Mar, 23:00
Hours with 10 cm or more
50 hours, in the wettest tenth
Compared with Nairobi
wetter than 99% of the 318 Nairobi areas here

Land with water, hour by hour

Thu 5 MarFri 6 MarSat 7 MarSun 8 Mar

Share of the land within 700 m of the centre of Kanuku with 10 cm of water or more (the line marks the peak).

Roads with the most water

Renting or buying here?

Pin the exact address on the 3D map to see its depth for every hour of the flood. Water can sit on one street and miss the next, so check the address, not only the area. Ask neighbours how high the water got, and visit after heavy rain.

Areas near Kanuku