Mendawai River Soengai Katingin, Soengai Mendawei, Soengai Ketingan, Mendawi, Soengai Katingan | |
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Native name | Sungai Mendawai (Indonesian) |
Location | |
Country | Indonesia |
Province | Central Kalimantan |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Schwaner Mountains |
Mouth | Java Sea |
• location | Pagatan |
• coordinates | 3°5.1242′S 113°18.6542′E / 3.0854033°S 113.3109033°E |
Length | 616 km (383 mi) |
Basin size | 19,500 km2 (7,500 sq mi)[1] |
Discharge | |
• location | Katingan Kuala (Katingan Regency), Java Sea (near mouth) |
• average | 1,414 m3/s (49,900 cu ft/s)[2] |
Discharge | |
• location | Kasongan |
• average | 1,279 m3/s (45,200 cu ft/s)[3] |
Basin features | |
River system | Katingan basin (DAS320369)[1] |
Mendawai River or Katingan River is a river of Borneo, it is located in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. With a total length of 616 km (383 mi).[4][5] The longhouses of the Pendahara are located along the river in its upper course. The river has its source in the Schwaner Mountain Range.[6]
The river flows in the southeast area of Borneo with predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[7] The annual average temperature in the area is 22 °C. The warmest month is September, when the average temperature is around 24 °C, and the coldest is December, at 20 °C.[8] 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 75 mm rainfall.[9]