Gadis River (Indonesian: Batang Gadis, means: Virgin River) is a river in northern Sumatra, Indonesia.[1][2][3]
| Gadis River Sungai Batang Gadis, Sungai Gadis, Batang Gadis, Aek Batanggadis | |
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  Location of the mouth  Gadis River (Indonesia) | |
| Location | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Barisan Mountains |
| • location | Pakantan, Mandailing Natal Regency |
| Mouth | Pacific Ocean |
• location | Muara Batang Gadis, Mandailing Natal Regency |
| Length | 137.50 km (85.44 mi) |
| Basin size | 4,840 km2 (1,870 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Batang Gadis basin |
Geography
editThe river flows along the northwest area of Sumatra, which has a predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[4] The annual average temperature in the area is 25 °C. The warmest month is March, when the average temperature is around 26 °C, and the coldest is January, at 23 °C.[5] The average annual rainfall is 3953 mm. The wettest month is November, with an average of 588 mm rainfall, and the driest is June, with 175 mm rainfall.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
- ^ Aek Batanggadis at Geonames.org (cc-by); Last updated 2013-06-04; Database dump downloaded 2015-11-27
- ^ RPJMP-BAB-11-Gambaran-Umum-Kondisi-Daerah.PDF Madina.go.id
- ^ 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. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007.
- ^ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. 30 January 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. 30 January 2016.