Sesayap River
Sesayap River is a river in Borneo island, flowing in North Kalimantan Province, Indonesia.[3] It forms a delta which has islands including Bunyu and Tarakan Island.
| Sesayap River Sungai Sesayap, Sungai Sesajap, Sesajap-rivier | |
|---|---|
  River mouth location  Sesayap River (Indonesia) | |
| Location | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | North Kalimantan |
| Length | 279 km (173 mi) |
| Basin size | 16,449.12 km2 (6,351.04 sq mi)[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Sesayap Delta, Sulawesi Sea |
| • average | 1,275.39 m3/s (45,040 cu ft/s)[2] |
Geography
The river flows in the northeastern area of Borneo island with predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[4] The annual average temperature in the area is 22 °C. The warmest month is April, when the average temperature is around 23 °C, and the coldest is December, at 22 °C.[5] The average annual rainfall is 4020 mm. The wettest month is October, with an average of 438 mm rainfall, and the driest is June, with 263 mm rainfall.[6]
See also
References
- Djoko, Kirmanto (May 2014). "PENGELOLAAN SUMBER DAYA AIR WILAYAH SUNGAI SESAYAP" (PDF).
- Djoko, Kirmanto (May 2014). "PENGELOLAAN SUMBER DAYA AIR WILAYAH SUNGAI SESAYAP" (PDF).
- Sungai Sesayap at Geonames.org (cc-by); Last updated 2012-01-17; Database dump downloaded 2015-11-27
- 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. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007.
- "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. 30 January 2016.
- "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. 30 January 2016.
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