The Simpang-kanan River (Indonesian: Sungai Simpangkanan, lit. 'Right Junction River') is a river in southern Sumatra, Indonesia, about 600 km northwest of the capital Jakarta.[1][2] It is a tributary of the Rawas River.[3]
| Simpang-kanan River | |
|---|---|
  Location of river mouth  Simpang-kanan River (South Sumatra) (Sumatra)  Simpang-kanan River (South Sumatra) (Indonesia) | |
| Location | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mount Bujang |
| • location | South Sumatra |
| • elevation | 1,951 m (6,401 ft) |
| Mouth | Rawas River |
• location | Hulu Simpang Kiri Hill, South Sumatra |
• elevation | 1,003 m (3,291 ft) |
Hydrology
editThe Simpang-kanan River rises up on Mount Bujang (1951 meter), converging with the Simpang-kiri River, which springs from Lumut Hill (1500 meter), northwest of Hulu Simpang Kiri Hill (1003 meter) and changing name into the Rawas River, a tributary of the Musi River.[3]
Geography
editThe river flows in the southern area of Sumatra with predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen–Geiger climate classification).[4] The annual average temperature in the area is 23 °C. The warmest month is October, when the average temperature is around 24 °C, and the coldest is June, at 22 °C.[5] The average annual rainfall is 3546 mm. The wettest month is December, with an average of 482 mm rainfall, and the driest is June, with 115 mm rainfall.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
- ^ Sungai Simpangkanan at Geonames.org (cc-by); Last updated 2013-06-04; Database dump downloaded 2015-11-27
- ^ a b Muhammad Fadlan Syuaib Intan. Geologi Situs Gua Batu, Desa Napal Licin, Kecamatan Ulu Rawas, Kabupaten Musi Rawas Utara, Provinsi Sumatera Selatan (The Geology of Batu Cave Site, Napal Licin Village, Rawas Ulu Subdistrict, North Musi Rawas Regency, South Sumatera Province). Siddhayatra. Jurnal Arkeologi. Vol 21, No 2 (2016). Hlm. 129. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.24832/siddhayatra.v21i2.24
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.