| Berau River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | East Kalimantan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Borneo |
| • elevation | 1,800 m (5,900 ft) |
| Mouth | Celebes Sea |
• coordinates | 2°10′37″N 117°55′52″E / 2.177°N 117.931°E |
| Length | 300 km (190 mi) |
| Basin size | 14,000 km2 (5,400 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Gunung Tabur, Kalimantan Timur |
| • average | (Period of data: 1998-2007)703 m3/s (24,800 cu ft/s) (Year: 2007)605 m3/s (21,400 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 200 m3/s (7,100 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 2,896 m3/s (102,300 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Berau basin (DAS320058) |
Berau River is a river of East Kalimantan, Indonesia, about 300 kilometers (190 miles) north of the provincial capital Samarinda. Tributaries include the Kelai River.
Geography
The river flows in the eastern area of Kalimantan with a predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification). The annual average temperature in the area is 23 °C (73 °F). The warmest month is April, when the average temperature is around 24 °C (75 °F), and the coldest is January, at 22 °C (72 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,835 millimeters (111.6 inches). The wettest month is December, with an average of 332-millimeter (13.1 in) rainfall, and the driest is August, with 154-millimeter (6.1 in) rainfall.
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See also
References
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