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The Simpang-kanan River (, ) is a river in southern Sumatra,
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 ...
, about 600 km northwest of the capital Jakarta.Sungai Simpangkanan
at Geonames.org (cc-by); Last updated 2013-06-04; Database dump downloaded 2015-11-27 It is a tributary of the
Rawas River The Rawas River is a river in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, about northwest of the capital Jakarta *Rand McNally, ''The New International Atlas'', 1993.Air Rawas- Geonames.org. It is a tributary of the Musi River. Geography The river flows in ...
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Hydrology

The Simpang-kanan River rises up on Mount Bujang (1951 meter), converging with the Simpang-kiri River, which springs from Lumut Hill (1500 meter), northwest of Hulu Simpang Kiri Hill (1003 meter) and changing name into the
Rawas River The Rawas River is a river in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, about northwest of the capital Jakarta *Rand McNally, ''The New International Atlas'', 1993.Air Rawas- Geonames.org. It is a tributary of the Musi River. Geography The river flows in ...
, a tributary of the Musi River.Muhammad Fadlan Syuaib Intan
Geologi Situs Gua Batu, Desa Napal Licin, Kecamatan Ulu Rawas, Kabupaten Musi Rawas Utara, Provinsi Sumatera Selatan
(''The Geology of Batu Cave Site, Napal Licin Village, Rawas Ulu Subdistrict, North Musi Rawas Regency, South Sumatera Province''). Siddhayatra. Jurnal Arkeologi. Vol 21, No 2 (2016). Hlm. 129. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.24832/siddhayatra.v21i2.24


Geography

The river flows in the southern 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 23 °C. The warmest month is October, when the average temperature is around 24 °C, and the coldest is June, at 22 °C. The average annual rainfall is 3546 mm. The wettest month is December, with an average of 482 mm rainfall, and the driest is June, with 115 mm rainfall.


See also

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List of drainage basins of Indonesia This is a list of river catchment areas, also known as drainage basins, in Indonesia. Based on the National River Basin Classification map, Indonesia has a total of 42,210 river basins organized as a basis for determining watershed management poli ...
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List of rivers of Indonesia This is a list of rivers in 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, Sul ...
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List of rivers of 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

{{Rivers of Sumatra Rivers of South Sumatra Musi basin