Mendawai River

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).[5][6] The longhouses of the Pendahara are located along the river in its upper course. The river has its source in the Schwaner Mountain Range.[7]

Mendawai River
Soengai Katingin, Soengai Mendawei, Soengai Ketingan, Mendawi, Soengai Katingan
Mendawai and other rivers in Central Kalimantan
Mendawai River is located in Indonesia
Mendawai River
Native nameSungai Mendawai (Indonesian)
Location
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceCentral Kalimantan
Physical characteristics
SourceBorneo
Mouth 
 • location
Java Sea
 • coordinates
3°5.1242′S 113°18.6542′E
Length616 km (383 mi)
Basin size18,600 km2 (7,200 sq mi)[1] 18,982 km2 (7,329 sq mi)[2]
Discharge 
 • locationKatingan Kuala (Katingan Regency), Java Sea (near mouth)
 • average1,414 m3/s (49,900 cu ft/s)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationKasongan (Basin size: 12,701 km2 (4,904 sq mi)
 • average1,279 m3/s (45,200 cu ft/s)[4]

Geography

The river flows in the southeast area of Borneo with predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[8] 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.[9] 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.[10]

See also

References
  1. 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".
  2. Daniel, Stapper (2011). "Artisanal Gold Mining, Mercury and Sediment in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia" (PDF).
  3. 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".
  4. Daniel, Stapper (2011). "Artisanal Gold Mining, Mercury and Sediment in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia" (PDF).
  5. Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
  6. Sungai Mendawai - Geonames.org.
  7. "Central Kalimantan". Goarchi. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
  8. Peel, M C; Finlayson, B L; McMahon, T A (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11 (5): 1633–1644. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007.
  9. "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. 30 January 2016.
  10. "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. 30 January 2016.
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