Barito River Explained

Barito River
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Pushpin Map:Indonesia Kalimantan#Indonesia
Pushpin Map Size:285
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of river mouth
Source1:Murung River
Source1 Location:Müller Mountain Range
Mouth Location:Java Sea
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Indonesia
Length:Barito–Murung
Discharge1 Location:Barito Delta
Discharge1 Avg:[1]
Tributaries Right:Joloi, Bakanon, Lemu, Muning, Mangkatip, Kapuas[2]
Tributaries Left:Murung, Lampuya, Babuat, Laung, Lahei, Montallat, Tapen, Ajuh, Karau, Napu, Paminggir, Negara, Martapura
Mouth Coordinates:-3.5153°N 114.4911°W
Width Avg:[3]
Depth Avg:[4]
Progression:Java Sea
River System:Barito River[5]

The Barito River is the second longest river in Borneo after the Kapuas River with a total length of and a drainage basin of over in South Kalimantan, Indonesia. It originates in the Müller Mountain Range, from where it flows southward into the Java Sea. Its most important affluent is the Negara and Martapura, and it passes through the city of Banjarmasin.[6] [7]

This river is the location of the closest relative of the Malagasy language of Madagascar, the Ma'anyan language of Dayaks, from where settlers arrived in Madagascar (presumably in waves) from the 3rd to 10th century and from which the current island nation's population largely traces its origins.

Geography

The river flows in the southeast area of Borneo with a predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[8] The annual average temperature in the area is . The warmest month is October, when the average temperature is around, and the coldest is January, at .[9] The average annual rainfall is . The wettest month is December, with an average of rainfall, and the driest is September, with a rainfall.[10]

Discharge

Period ! Discharge Ref. - Barito Delta-3.5153°N 114.4911°W - 2008–2015 - 2003–2016 [11] - 1970–2000 [12] - Banjarmasin-3.3634°N 114.5223°W - 2006–2011 [13] - Muara Teweh-0.958°N 114.8819°W - 1971–2000 [14]

Tributaries

Left tributary ! Right tributary Length (km) ! Basin size (km2) Average discharge (m3/s) - Barito 1,090 81,675 4,514 - - 61.25 3,791.3 171.8 - 128.25 10,757.6 413.8 - 714.7 14,473.4 837.8 -Mengkatip 1,329.2 51.3 - Paminggir 630.1 23.7 - Napu 75.66 982.7 36.5 - Muning 605.4 24.9 - Karau 94.9 1,822.1 68.9 - Ajuh 94.66 1,360.3 61.2 - Tapen 487.8 27.1 - Montallat 853.9 48.5 - Lemu 51.28 558.9 34.7 - Lahei 142.75 2,882.3 192.7 - Laung 143.5 2,921.9 212.7 - Bakanon 363.8 25.9 - Babuat 29.25 334.2 24.3 - Lampuya 336.4 24.7 - Murung 258 7,410.7 555.1 - Joloi (Djulai) 169.5 8,268.5 713.5
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See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. 10.1002/2016JG003701. Riverine carbon fluxes to the South China Sea: Riverine carbon fluxes to the SCS. Ting-Hsuan. Huang. Chen-Tung. Arthur Chen. Hsiao-Chun. Tseng. Jiann-Yuh. Lou. Shu Lun. Wang. Liyang. Yang. Selvaraj. Kandasamy. Xuelu. Gao. Jough-Tai. Wang. Edvin. Aldrian. G.S.. Jacinto. Gusti Z.. Anshari. Penjai. Sompongchaiyakul. B.J.. Wang. May 2017. 135024272. 122. 5. 1239–1259 .
  2. Web site: M. K. Adamy . 2 April 2012 . Sungai Barito Potensi Alam yang Diabaikan . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170516054648/http://kalteng.go.id/ogi/viewarticle.asp?ARTICLE_id=1352 . 2017-05-16 . 2019-01-08 . Pemerintah Provinsi Kalimantan Tengah . id.
  3. Web site: Kalamanthana.
  4. Web site: Kalamanthana.
  5. Web site: Hukum Online. Keputusan Menteri Kehutanan No. SK.511/MENHUT-V/2011. id.
  6. 1838 . Annette Delarbre . Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië . nl . Ter Lands-drukkerij . 1 . 6.
  7. Book: Buddingh, Steven Adriaan. Neêrlands-Oost-Indië: Reizen over Java, Madura, Makasser, Saleijer, Bima, Menado, Sangier-eilanden, Talau-eilanden, Ternate, Batjan, Gilolo en omliggende eilanden, Banda-eilanden, Amboina, Haroekoe, Saparoea, Noussalaut, Zuidkust van Ceram, Boeroe, Boano, Banka, Palembang, Riouw, Benkoelen, Sumatra's West-Kust, Floris, Timor, Rotty, Borneo's West-Kust, en Borneo's Zuid- en Oost-Kust; gedaan gedurende het tijdvak van 1852-1857. de groote Banjersche rivier (de Barito).. 442. M. Wijt. 1861. nl.
  8. Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification. 2007. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11. 1633–1644 . . 30 January 2016. 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. M. C.. B. L.. T. A.. Peel. Finlayson. McMahon. 5. 2007HESS...11.1633P. free.
  9. Web site: NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index. 30 January 2016. NASA. 8 January 2019. 11 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200511075542/https://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/dataset_index.php. dead.
  10. Web site: NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM). 30 January 2016. NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. 8 January 2019. 11 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200511075534/https://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/view.php?datasetId=TRMM_3B43M. dead.
  11. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. 10.1002/2016JG003701. Riverine carbon fluxes to the South China Sea: Riverine carbon fluxes to the SCS. Ting-Hsuan. Huang. Chen-Tung. Arthur Chen. Hsiao-Chun. Tseng. Jiann-Yuh. Lou. Shu Lun. Wang. Liyang. Yang. Selvaraj. Kandasamy. Xuelu. Gao. Jough-Tai. Wang. Edvin. Aldrian. G.S.. Jacinto. Gusti Z.. Anshari. Penjai. Sompongchaiyakul. B.J.. Wang. May 2017. 135024272. 122. 5. 1239–1259 .
  12. Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences. 10.1080/1943815X.2013.772902. Past and future trends in nutrient export by 19 rivers to the coastal waters of Indonesia. Djoko. Suwarno. Ansje. Löhr. Carolien. Kroeze. Budi. Widianarko. 2013. 10. 1. 55-71.
  13. Daniel . Stapper . Artisanal Gold Mining, Mercury and Sediment in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia . 2011 . MS . University of Victoria .
  14. Web site: Kalimantan-Borneo.
  15. Web site: Kalimantan-Borneo.

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