The Sampit River or Mentaya River[6] is a river of Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia.[7][8] The river takes its name from the town of Sampit which lies on the river not far from the Java Sea. Near the mouth of the river is a noted beach park named "Pandaran Beach".[9] The Sampit flows into the Java Sea at 2°58′20″S 113°2′23″E / 2.97222°S 113.03972°E.
| Sampit River Sungai Sampit, Sampit-Rivier Mentaya River, Soengai Mentaja Soengai Mantaja | |
|---|---|
  River mouth location  Sampit River (Indonesia) (Indonesia) | |
| Location | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Central Kalimantan, Borneo |
| Mouth | Sampit Bay (Java Sea) |
• location | Kuala Sampit |
• coordinates | 2°58′20″S 113°2′23″E / 2.97222°S 113.03972°E |
| Length | 270 km (170 mi) |
| Basin size | 14,000 km2 (5,400 sq mi)[1] 14,605 km2 (5,639 sq mi)[2] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Java Sea (near mouth) |
| • average | 1,064.4 m3/s (37,590 cu ft/s)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Sampit (Basin size: 12,360 km2 (4,770 sq mi)[4] |
| • average | 1,431 m3/s (50,500 cu ft/s)[5] |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Mentaya basin |
Geography
editThe river flows in the midsouthern area of Borneo island with predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[10] The annual average temperature in the area is 23 °C. The warmest month is July, when the average temperature is around 25 °C, and the coldest is November, at 22 °C.[11] 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 82 mm rainfall.[12]
See also
editReferences
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- ^ Daniel, Stapper (2011). "Artisanal Gold Mining, Mercury and Sediment in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia" (PDF).
- ^ Kevin, Telmer; Daniel, Stapper (November 2007). "Evaluating and Monitoring Small Scale Gold Mining and Mercury Use: Building a Knowledge-base with Satellite Imagery and Field Work".
- ^ Daniel, Stapper (2011). "Artisanal Gold Mining, Mercury and Sediment in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia" (PDF).
- ^ Daniel, Stapper (2011). "Artisanal Gold Mining, Mercury and Sediment in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia" (PDF).
- ^ "Central Kalimantan". Indahnesia.com. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
- ^ Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
- ^ Sungai Sampit at Geonames.org (cc-by); Last updated 17 January 2012; Database dump downloaded 27 November 2015
- ^ "Kalimantan". Consulate of the Republic of Indonesia to Armenia. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
- ^ 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. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. 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.