Mendawai River

River in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
Mendawai River is located in Indonesia
Mendawai River
Native nameSungai Mendawai (Indonesian)LocationCountryIndonesiaProvinceCentral KalimantanPhysical characteristicsSourceSchwaner Mountains MouthJava Sea
 • location
Pagatan
 • coordinates
3°5.1242′S 113°18.6542′E / 3.0854033°S 113.3109033°E / -3.0854033; 113.3109033Length616 km (383 mi)Basin size19,500 km2 (7,500 sq mi)[1]Discharge  • locationKatingan Kuala (Katingan Regency), Java Sea (near mouth) • average1,414 m3/s (49,900 cu ft/s)[2] Discharge  • locationKasongan • average1,279 m3/s (45,200 cu ft/s)[3] Basin featuresRiver systemKatingan basin (DAS320369)[1]

Mendawai River or Katingan River is a river of Borneo, it is located in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. With a total length of 616 km (383 mi).[4][5] The longhouses of the Pendahara are located along the river in its upper course. The river has its source in the Schwaner Mountain Range.[6]

Geography

The river flows in the southeast area of Borneo with predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[7] The annual average temperature in the area is 22 °C. The warmest month is September, when the average temperature is around 24 °C, and the coldest is December, at 20 °C.[8] The average annual rainfall is 2991 mm. The wettest month is December, with an average of 476 mm rainfall, and the driest is September, with 75 mm rainfall.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Hukum Online. "Keputusan Menteri Kehutanan No. SK.511/MENHUT-V/2011" (in Indonesian).
  2. ^ Kevin, Telmer; Daniel, Stapper (Nov 2007). "Evaluating and Monitoring Small Scale Gold Mining and Mercury Use: Building a Knowledge-base with Satellite Imagery and Field Work".
  3. ^ Daniel, Stapper (2011). "Artisanal Gold Mining, Mercury and Sediment in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia" (PDF).
  4. ^ Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
  5. ^ Sungai Mendawai - Geonames.org.
  6. ^ "Central Kalimantan". Goarchi. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
  7. ^ Peel, M C; Finlayson, B L; McMahon, T A (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification" (PDF). Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11 (5): 1633–1644. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007.
  8. ^ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. 30 January 2016.
  9. ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. 30 January 2016.