Sampit River (Indonesia) Explained

Sampit River
Name Other:Sungai Sampit, Sampit-Rivier
Mentaya River, Soengai Mentaja
Soengai Mantaja
Pushpin Map:Indonesia Kalimantan#Indonesia
Pushpin Map Caption:River mouth location
Mouth Location:Kuala Sampit
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Indonesia
Length:270km (170miles)
Mouth:Sampit Bay (Java Sea)
Discharge1 Avg:1064.4m3/s[1]
Basin Size:14000km2[2] 14605km2[3]
Discharge1 Location:Java Sea (near mouth)
Mouth Coordinates:-2.9722°N 113.0397°W
Discharge2 Location:Sampit (Basin size: 12360km2[4]
Discharge2 Avg:1431m3/s[5]
River System:Mentaya basin

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 -2.9722°N 113.0397°W.

Geography

The 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

References

-2.4881°N 113.0186°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Evaluating and Monitoring Small Scale Gold Mining and Mercury Use: Building a Knowledge-base with Satellite Imagery and Field Work. Kevin. Telmer. Daniel. Stapper. Nov 2007.
  2. Web site: Evaluating and Monitoring Small Scale Gold Mining and Mercury Use: Building a Knowledge-base with Satellite Imagery and Field Work. Kevin. Telmer. Daniel. Stapper. Nov 2007.
  3. Web site: Artisanal Gold Mining, Mercury and Sediment in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Daniel. Stapper. 2011.
  4. Web site: Artisanal Gold Mining, Mercury and Sediment in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Daniel. Stapper. 2011.
  5. Web site: Artisanal Gold Mining, Mercury and Sediment in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Daniel. Stapper. 2011.
  6. Web site: Central Kalimantan. Indahnesia.com. 30 October 2010.
  7. Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
  8. http://www.geonames.org/1628882/sungai_sampit.html Sungai Sampit
  9. Web site: Kalimantan. Consulate of the Republic of Indonesia to Armenia. 30 October 2010.
  10. Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification. 2007. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11 . . 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. M C. B L. T A. Peel. Finlayson. McMahon. free.
  11. Web site: NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index. 30 January 2016 . NASA.
  12. Web site: NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month – TRMM). 30 January 2016 . NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission.

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