Sinamar River Explained

Sinamar River
Name Other:Batang Sinamar, Sungai Sinamar
Pushpin Map:Indonesia Sumatra#Indonesia
Pushpin Map Size:285
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of river mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country

The Sinamar River is a river in West Sumatra province, in the central part of Sumatra island, Indonesia, about 900 km northwest of the capital Jakarta.[1] [2] It is a tributary of the Ombilin/Indragiri River.

Geography

The river flows in the central area of Sumatra with predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen–Geiger climate classification).[3] The annual average temperature in the area is 23 °C. The warmest month is September, when the average temperature is around 24 °C, and the coldest is January, at 21 °C.[4] The average annual rainfall is 3023 mm. The wettest month is November, with an average of 444 mm rainfall, and the driest is June, with 124 mm rainfall.[5]

See also

References

-0.5833°N 100.8667°W

Notes and References

  1. Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
  2. http://www.geonames.org/1626986/batang%20sinamar.html Batang Sinamar
  3. Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification. 2007. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11. 1633–1644. 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.
  4. Web site: NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index. 30 January 2016 . NASA.
  5. Web site: NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM). 30 January 2016 . NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission.