The Madiun River ( id, Bengawan Madiun or ''Kali Madiun'') is a river in

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, about 500 km to the east of the capital

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. It is the largest tributary of the

Solo River The Solo River (known in Indonesian as Bengawan Solo, with ''Bengawan'' being an Old Javanese word for ''river'', and ''Solo'' derived from the old name for Surakarta) is the longest river in the Indonesian island of Java, it is approximately 600 ...

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at Geonames.org (cc-by); Mail updated 2012-01-17; Database dump downloaded 2015-11-27 Its name indicates that it passes through the major city of

Madiun Madiun ( jv, ꦑꦸꦛꦩꦝꦶꦪꦸꦤ꧀, translit=Kutha Madhiun) is a landlocked city in the western part of East Java, Indonesia, known for its agricultural center. It was formerly (until 2010) the capital of the Madiun Regency, but is now adm ...

. This river starts as a number of smaller tributaries converging near the city of

Ponorogo Ponorogo Regency ( id, Kabupaten Ponorogo; jv, ꦑꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦦꦤꦫꦒ, translit=Kabupatèn Pånårågå) is a regency (''kabupaten'') of East Java, Indonesia. It is considered the birthplace of Reog Ponorogo, a traditional Indone ...

, in particular the Kali Slahung, Kali Keyang and Kali Sungkur.Tamtomo, Muslimin (2014) ''Spatial Planning for Flood Management in Ponorogo Retention Area''. Graduate School Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta. It eventually converges with the

near the city of

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Historical note

In 1825, the Dutch East Indies soldiers built a fortress near the convergence of the Madiun and Solo rivers, to fight a local rebellion led by Diponegoro. The fortress was named Fort Van Den Bosch; known locally as Benteng Pendem Ngawi.

Geography

The river flows entirely within the

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, passing through

Ponorogo Regency Ponorogo Regency ( id, Kabupaten Ponorogo; jv, ꦑꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦦꦤꦫꦒ, translit=Kabupatèn Pånårågå) is a Regencies of Indonesia, regency (''kabupaten'') of East Java, Indonesia. It is considered the birthplace of Reog, Reog ...

, Madiun Regency, City of Madiun, Magetan Regency and Ngawi Regency, with

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climate. The annual average temperature in the area is 26 °C. The warmest month is October, when the average temperature is around 30 °C, and the coldest is January, at 24 °C. The wettest month is March, with an average of 546 mm rainfall, and the driest is September, with 21 mm rainfall. For ages the Madiun River has notoriously caused flooding during the rainy season. pp. 331, 363. Every year the seasonal deluge submerges many fields and houses along the river banks, including some districts in

in the upper reaches and in the Ngawi Regency in the lower reaches. The high debit of water overflows to the Solo River, adding to the regular flooding in

Bojonegoro Regency Bojonegoro Regency ( id, Kabupaten Bojonegoro, older spelling is ''Kabupaten Bodjanegara'', jv, ꦑꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦨꦗꦤꦼꦒꦫ, translit=Kabupatèn Bojånegårå) is a regency in East Java, Indonesia, about 110 km west of Sura ...

. During the dry season, the river becomes a touristic place for fishing, or a place to mine sands for local people.

Tourism

* ''Wana Wisata Grape'' at the Catur river (Grape river).Madiun Mengaku Tak Tahu Soal Izin Wana Wisata Berita Madiun Grape
- Tribun News, 11 April 2017.

References

External links

* p. 13. Using Madiun River as background. * {{Rivers of Java Madiun Rivers of East Java Rivers of Indonesia