Lusi River Explained

Lusi River
Name Other:Kali Lusi, Sungai Lusi
Pushpin Map:Indonesia Java#Indonesia
Pushpin Map Size:285
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of river mouth
Source1 Location:Java
Mouth Location:Purwodadi
Subdivision Type1:Country
Basin Size:3656.78km2

Lusi River is a river in northern Central Java, Indonesia, about 400 km east of the capital Jakarta.[1] [2] It is a tributary of the Serang River, meeting after passing the city of Purwodadi.[3]

Hydrology

Lusi River is one of the longest in Central Java, with a length of 208.5 km and the basin size of 3656.78 km².[4]

Geography

The river flows in the central area of Java with predominantly tropical monsoon climate (designated as Am in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[5] The annual average temperature in the area is 25 °C. The warmest month is October, when the average temperature is around 28 °C, and the coldest is January, at 24 °C.[6] The average annual rainfall is 2845 mm. The wettest month is January, with an average of 527 mm rainfall, and the driest is September, with 35 mm rainfall.[7]

See also

References

-7.0833°N 165°W

Notes and References

  1. Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
  2. http://www.geonames.org/6738993/kali_lusi.html Kali Lusi
  3. http://jawa-barat.stiemb.web.id/ind/2488-2378/Kali-Lusi_87851_stiemb_jawa-barat-stiemb.html Sungai Lusi (Kali Lusi)
  4. https://issuu.com/dimitrijos/docs/studi_penanganan_sub_das_lusi Studi Penanganan Sub DAS Lusi
  5. 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. free.
  6. Web site: NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index. 30 January 2016 . NASA.
  7. Web site: NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM). 30 January 2016 . NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission.