Loriu Plateau is an elevated Precambrian bedrock exposure at the southwest margin of Lake Turkana in Kenya.

[2] The Turkana basin was previously home to a great diversity and number of animal species, many of which became the basis for names of both places and people in the region.

[2] Loriu includes a heterogeneous plant community with acacia trees, bush and sparse grassland.

These layers are clearly visible and form a major part of the stratigraphy of the Mugor scarp on the eastern edge of the plateau.

[1] Lavas capping Loriu are dated to the Pliocene, according to the East African Geological Research Unit.