Tuaran River Explained

Tuaran River
Image Alt:Tuaran River as seen on Tuaran District
Map Size:250px
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1: Malaysia
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Type3:Division
Subdivision Name3:West Coast Division
Subdivision Type4:Precise location
Subdivision Name4:Northwestern Borneo
Source1 Location:From mountains in Tuaran District
Mouth Location:At Tuaran District into South China Sea
Mouth Coordinates:6.222°N 116.1861°W
Mouth Elevation:Sea level
Length:80km (50miles)
Basin Size:9880NaN0[1] [2]
River System:Crocker Range

The Tuaran River (Malay: Sungai Tuaran) is a river in West Coast Division, northwestern Sabah of Malaysia. It has a total length of 80km (50miles) from its headwaters in the mountains of northwest Sabah to its outlet at the South China Sea, northwest of Tuaran town.

History

The small town of Tuaran owes its existence to the river after which it is named.[3] The river is also part of the route where British colonial administrator Hugh Low began his journey for the first recorded ascent of North Borneo's highest point of Mount Kinabalu, having departed from Labuan in 1851.[4] [5] [6]

Conservation efforts

Much of the river is covered by mangrove palm and swamps that providing natural coastal protection and habitat for several bird species. It is home to saltwater crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus) and notable for many crocodile incidents.[7] Since the 2000s, the coasts of the river was affected by sand mining activities with 14 identified locations.[8] Beginning in the 2010s, the Sabah government through the Lands and Surveys Department (LSD) began to increase operation against illegal sand mining in Tuaran as well on Papar River.[9]

Features

The river is the freshwater fish source for the villagers and the source of water for their agriculture activities.

See also

References

  1. A Study on Tuaran River Channel Planform and the Effect of Sand Extraction on River Bed Sediments. Jayawati Montoi. Siti Rahayu Mohd. Hashim. Sanudin Tahir. Transactions on Science and Technology. 2017. 8 July 2019. 443 [2/7]. 4. 4. 2289-8786. https://web.archive.org/web/20190709071702/http://tost.unise.org/pdfs/vol4/no4/4x4x442x448.pdf. 9 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. 9 July 2019. 34.
  3. Web site: Sejarah/Asal Usul Daerah Tuaran. History/Origin of Tuaran District. Malay. Tuaran District Council. 11 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190711032839/http://ww2.sabah.gov.my/md.trn/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=79&Itemid=491. 11 July 2019. dead.
  4. Book: Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and Monthly Record of Geography. 1888. Edward Stanford. 144.
  5. Book: K. M. Wong. Anthea Phillipps. Kinabalu, Summit of Borneo. 1 January 1996. Sabah Society. 978-967-99947-4-2. 41.
  6. Book: Shui Hiung Chin. Ravi Mandalam. Christopher Chin. The Hugh Low trail: the quest for the historical trail to the summit of Kinabalu. 2004. Sabah Society. 978-967-99947-8-0. 9.
  7. Book: Fanny Lai. Bjorn Olesen. Visual Celebration of Borneo's Wildlife. 16 August 2016. Tuttle Publishing. 978-1-4629-1907-9. 113.
  8. Web site: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Guidelines for River Sand and Stone Mining. State Environmental Conservation Department (ECD). Government of Sabah. 2000. 12 July 2019. 9 [9/60]. https://web.archive.org/web/20190708053227/http://ww2.sabah.gov.my/jpas/programs/ecd-cab/technical/SM1310.pdf. 8 July 2019. dead.
  9. News: Machinery seized over illegal sand mining. The Borneo Post. 21 May 2016. 12 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190708053629/https://www.theborneopost.com/2016/05/21/machinery-seized-over-illegal-sand-mining/. 8 July 2019. dead.

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