Padas River Explained

Padas River
Native Name: in Long Pasia.
Image Alt:Padas River as seen on Beaufort District
Map Size:250px
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1: Malaysia
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Type3:Division
Subdivision Name3:Interior Division
Subdivision Type4:Precise location
Subdivision Name4:Northwestern Borneo
Source1 Location:From Long Pasia through mountains in Beaufort, Keningau and Tenom Districts
Mouth Location:At Beaufort District into South China Sea
Mouth Coordinates:5.1807°N 115.5602°W
Mouth Elevation:Sea level
Length:120km (80miles)[1]
Basin Size:91800NaN0[2]
River System:Crocker Range[3] [4]

The Padas River (Malay: Sungai Padas) is a river in Interior Division, southwestern Sabah of Malaysia. It has a total length of 120km (80miles) from its headwaters in the mountains of northwest Sabah to its outlet at the South China Sea, southwest of Beaufort town. It originates from the Long Pasia in Sipitang and goes through the mountains in the interior Beaufort, Keningau and Tenom Districts, which are part of the Crocker Range system.[4] Padas river is from Long Pasia.

Features

The river is important to provide water supply to Labuan and both districts of Beaufort and Tenom including as the main source of hydroelectric power to entire west coast of Sabah.[3] The river is among the destination for water rafting activities in Sabah aside from Liwagu and Kiulu River.[5] [6]

See also

Further reading

References

  1. Web site: Japan Study on Power Demands in Sabah. Japan International Cooperation Agency. 16 July 2019. 12/107 [2-2]. https://web.archive.org/web/20190716091053/http://open_jicareport.jica.go.jp/pdf/10312783_02.pdf. 16 July 2019. dead.
  2. Web site: National Register of River Basins [List of River Basin Management Units (RBMU) – Sabah]]. Department of Irrigation and Drainage, Malaysia. 2003. 16 July 2019. 34.
  3. Web site: SBCP - Identification of Potential Protected Areas Ulu Padas - (Final Report) » Background on Biodiversity Significance. Ministry of Culture, Environment and Tourism, Government of Sabah. 16 July 2019. 6/63. https://web.archive.org/web/20160409013727/http://ww2.sabah.gov.my/jpas/programs/biodiversity/ulupadas.pdf. 9 April 2016. dead.
  4. Crocker Range [Data Zone MY020]]. BirdLife International. 2003. 17 July 2019.
  5. Web site: Padas Rafting. Sabah Education Department. 17 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190717045019/http://www.sabah.edu.my/itls07014/Other%20Famous%20Spots-Padas%20Rafting.html. 17 July 2019. dead.
  6. Web site: 'Jump! Jump!', 'Boom! Boom!' [METROTV]]. Hafiz Ithnin. Malay. Harian Metro. 3 April 2018. 17 July 2019.