Bingai river (Indonesian: ''Sungai Bingai'') is a river in the province of
North Sumatra
North Sumatra ( id, Sumatra Utara) is a province of Indonesia located on the northern part of the island of Sumatra. Its capital and largest city is Medan. North Sumatra is Indonesia's fourth most populous province after West Java, East Java and ...
of
Sumatra
Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 (182,812 mi.2), not including adjacent i ...
island,
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
, flowing into
Wampu River
The Wampu River is a river in North Sumatra, Indonesia, about 1500 km northwest of the capital Jakarta.
Hydrology
It rises as the Lau Biang river in Karo Regency near Siberaya, flowing past Kabanjahe, Perbesi, Kuta Buluh, Marike and on ...
,
[Rand McNally, ''The New International Atlas'', 1993.] about 1400 km to the northwest of the capital
Jakarta
Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta ...
.
[Sungai Bingai](_blank)
at Geonames.org (cc-by); Last updated 2012-01-17; Database dump downloaded 2015-11-27 The river passes through the
City of Binjai, with a length of 15 km and the drainage basin area of 150 km² in North Binjai area.
[Maria Christie Sembiring, Hasan Sitorus, Rusdi Leidonald. ''Struktur Komunitas Perifiton di Sungai Bingai Kota Binjai Sumatera Utara'']
(''Periphyton Community Structure in Bingai River, Binjai City, North Sumatera''). Program Studi Manajemen Sumberdaya Perairan, Fakultas Pertanian, Universitas Sumatera Utara. Jurnal Aquacoastmarine Vol 6, No 1 (2015).
Geography
The river flows along the northeast area of Sumatra with predominantly
tropical rainforest climate
A tropical rainforest climate, humid tropical climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southea ...
(designated as ''Af'' in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).
The annual average temperature in the area is 25 °C. The warmest month is March, when the average temperature is around 26 °C, and the coldest is January, at 23 °C.
The average annual rainfall is 3495 mm. The wettest month is October, with an average of 460 mm rainfall, and the driest is March, with 192 mm rainfall.
Natural resources
The state water company, PDAM Tirtasari, works together with PT Sumut Tirta Resource Lien Cheng, and the mayor of Binjai City to form a purchase agreement of processed water with a build operate and transfer (BOT) scheme for 25 years, that PT Sumut Tirta Resource builds and operates the water treatment plant to process raw water from Bingai river, then the processed water is bought by PDAM Tirtasari in the amount of 25,488 cubic meter/day to supply household customers.
[Air Sungai Bingei akan jadi Bahan Baku PDAM di Binjai]
- Gosumut.com 07 Oktober 2016.
Ecology
Periphyton Community Structure research in 2015 discovered 34 genus of organism in 3 families: ''Bacillariophyceae'' (23 genus), ''Chlorophyceae'' (8 genus), and ''Cyanophyceae'' (3 genus), at 3 stations. ''Periphyton Diversity'' (H´) ranged from 2.38−2.70. Abundance ranged from 10,136−30,216 ind/cm². Acidity (pH) ranged from 7,35 − 7,45, dissolved oxygen (DO) ranged from 4.65−4.75 mg/L, brightness ranged from 42.5−60 cm, current ranged from 0.15−0.21 m/sec, nitrates ranged from 2.1−2.55 mg/L, phosphates ranged from 0.18−0.25 mg/L.
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Tourist attraction
Rafting activities has been established in the river, which is also called "Sungai Bingei" or "Sei Bingei" by the local people, especially in the village of Sei Bingei, Binjai, Langkat Regency
Langkat Regency ( id, Kabupaten Langkat) is the northernmost regency of North Sumatra. Its seat is Stabat. Its area is 6,263.29 km2 and its population was 967,535 at the 2010 Census and 1,030,202 at the 2020 Census.Badan Pusat Statistik, Ja ...
.[Memacu Adrenalin : Menaklukan Jeram Demi Jeram Sei Bingei]
- Kreatif Online. Accessed 21 August 2017.[Arung Jeram yang Menantang di Sungai Bingei, Binjai]
- Detik Travel. 02 Jun 2013. Traveling from the starting point of Binjai (Binjai Super Mall) to the Sei Bingei or Namu Sira sira takes about 30 minutes through scenic road, until reaching the sign "RapidPlus Arung Jeram Sei Bingei" which denotes the destination.[ Rafting in Bingai river has the difficulty level of 2-3 in the international classification, still within the safe category for beginners, with a distance of 6 km to be covered in about 2 hours.][
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See also
*List of rivers of Indonesia
This is a list of rivers in Indonesia.''Map of Indonesia''. Peta Indonesia. Wawasan Nusantara. CV. Indo Prima Sarana. Accessed 29 Juli 2017.
By island
This list is arranged by island in alphabetical order, with respective tributaries indented un ...
*List of rivers in Sumatra
List of rivers flowing in the island of Sumatra, Indonesia.''Map of Indonesia''. Peta Indonesia. Wawasan Nusantara. CV. Indo Prima Sarana. Accessed 29 Juli 2017.
In alphabetical order
Mouth location North coast
Northeast coast
Northwest ...
References
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Rivers of North Sumatra
Rivers of Indonesia