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The Mookervaart River (Mookervaart Canal; also written in Indonesian as ''Mokervart'') is a canal connecting the Cisadane River in
Eburon Uitgeverij B.V., 2015. pp. 307-309.
The Mookervaart was originally constructed in 1678 to 1689 to draw one third the water flow from the Cisadane River, and link to the city canals of Batavia, to control the flood. In 1732 Governor General Diederik Durven ordered the canal to be dug deeper to bring more water to the city, but this created stagnant pools that brought deathly illness, such as
Springer Science & Business Media, 2012. Furthermore, the canal also swells very high during the rainy season, so a lock was built at the upper end of the river in 1770.Stockdale, John Joseph. ''Sketches, Civil and Military, of the Island of Java and Its Immediate Dependencies, Comprising Interesting Details of Batavia, and Authentic Particulars of the Celebrated Poison-tree''
Harvard University, 1811. pp 221-222. Nonetheless, the Mookervaart still supplied the most water to Batavia in the 18th century.
Archived in ''Konservasi DAS Ciliwung''
- April 2012.
Tangerang
Tangerang ( Sundanese: , ) is a city in the province of Banten, Indonesia. Located on the western border of Jakarta, it is the third largest urban centre in the Greater Jakarta metropolitan area after Jakarta and Bekasi; the sixth largest city ...
and ''Kali Angke
The Angke River ( or , ) is a long river in Jakarta, Indonesia. The river flows from Bogor area of West Java, passing through the cities of Tangerang (Banten) and Jakarta into the Java Sea via the Cengkareng Drain.BBWS Ciliwung Cisadane. ''Pengen ...
'' (Angke River
The Angke River ( or , ) is a long river in Jakarta, Indonesia. The river flows from Bogor area of West Java, passing through the cities of Tangerang (Banten) and Jakarta into the Java Sea via the Cengkareng Drain.BBWS Ciliwung Cisadane. ''Pengen ...
) in Jakarta. Constructed from 1678 to 1689, this 25–30 meter wide channel is one of the important flood control
Flood control methods are used to reduce or prevent the detrimental effects of flood waters."Flood Control", MSN Encarta, 2008 (see below: Further reading). Flood relief methods are used to reduce the effects of flood waters or high water level ...
water channels in Jakarta.Jan Kop, Wim Ravesteijn, Kasper Kop. ''Irrigation Revisited: An anthology of Indonesian-Dutch cooperation 1965-2014''Eburon Uitgeverij B.V., 2015. pp. 307-309.
History
The Mookervaart was originally constructed in 1678 to 1689 to draw one third the water flow from the Cisadane River, and link to the city canals of Batavia, to control the flood. In 1732 Governor General Diederik Durven ordered the canal to be dug deeper to bring more water to the city, but this created stagnant pools that brought deathly illness, such as malaria
Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease that affects humans and other animals. Malaria causes symptoms that typically include fever, tiredness, vomiting, and headaches. In severe cases, it can cause jaundice, seizures, coma, or death. S ...
, increasing the mortality.R.J. Ross, Gerard J. Telkamp (eds). ''Colonial Cities: Essays on Urbanism in a Colonial Context''. Volume 5 of ''Comparative Studies in Overseas History''Springer Science & Business Media, 2012. Furthermore, the canal also swells very high during the rainy season, so a lock was built at the upper end of the river in 1770.Stockdale, John Joseph. ''Sketches, Civil and Military, of the Island of Java and Its Immediate Dependencies, Comprising Interesting Details of Batavia, and Authentic Particulars of the Celebrated Poison-tree''
Harvard University, 1811. pp 221-222. Nonetheless, the Mookervaart still supplied the most water to Batavia in the 18th century.
Hydrology
The Mookervaart River has a length of , with the watershed area () of 67 km². The average daily rainfall is 132 mm, with the peak debit at 125 m³.BBWS Ciliwung Cisadane. ''Pengendalian Banjir dan Perbaikan Sungai Ciliwung Cisadane'' (PBPS CC)Archived in ''Konservasi DAS Ciliwung''
- April 2012.
Geography
The river flows in the northwest area of Java with predominantlytropical 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 27 °C. The warmest month is March, when the average temperature is around 30 °C, and the coldest is May, at 26 °C. The average annual rainfall is 3674 mm. The wettest month is December, with an average of 456 mm rainfall, and the driest is September, with 87 mm rainfall.
Historic place
Fort Anké was built by theDutch East India Company
The United East India Company ( nl, Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie, the VOC) was a chartered company established on the 20th March 1602 by the States General of the Netherlands amalgamating existing companies into the first joint-stock ...
in 1657 at the intersection of the Mookervaart channel (Mookervaart River) and Angke River
The Angke River ( or , ) is a long river in Jakarta, Indonesia. The river flows from Bogor area of West Java, passing through the cities of Tangerang (Banten) and Jakarta into the Java Sea via the Cengkareng Drain.BBWS Ciliwung Cisadane. ''Pengen ...
. Historical names for the fort include Anckee, Anke, and Ankee.
See also
*List of rivers of Java
List of rivers flowing in the island of Java, Indonesia.''Map of Indonesia''. Peta Indonesia. Wawasan Nusantara. CV. Indo Prima Sarana. Accessed 29 Juli 2017.
In alphabetical order
Mouth location
The following list groups the rivers by the dir ...
References
{{Rivers of Java Rivers of Jakarta Rivers of Indonesia