The Merangin River is a river in Jambi province, Sumatra island, Indonesia, about 600 km northwest of the capital Jakarta.[1][2] It is a tributary of the Batang Hari River, through Tembesi River.
| Merangin River Batang Merangin, Sungai Merangin | |
|---|---|
  Location of river mouth  Merangin River (Indonesia) | |
| Location | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Jambi |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lake Kerinci |
| • location | Kerinci Regency |
| Mouth | Batang Hari |
• location | Bungo Regency |
• coordinates | 2°08′54″S 102°47′03″E / 2.1484°S 102.7841°E |
Geography
editThe river flows in the central area of Sumatra, which has a predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[3] The annual average temperature in the area is 23 °C. The warmest month is May, when the average temperature is around 24 °C, and the coldest is December, at 22 °C.[4] The average annual rainfall is 3509 mm. The wettest month is December, with an average of 477 mm rainfall, and the driest is June, with 115 mm rainfall.[5]
Uses
editHydroelectric Power Plant Merangin is built on the Merangin with a capacity of 4 x 87.5 MW (megawatt). Energy produced per year is 1,280 Giga Watt hour (GWh). The plant operates commercially (COD) in 2025 to supply electricity to the Central South Section system which is regulated by the PLN Sumatra Load Control Center.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
- ^ Batang Merangin at Geonames.org (cc-by); Last updated 2013-06-04; 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: 1633–1644. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ PLN Teken Perjanjian Jual Beli Tenaga Listrik PLTA Merangin 350 MW. Mohammad Faizal. SINDOnews. 15 November 2018