Babak River

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COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Een door Sasaks gebouwde brug over de rivier Babak op de weg tussen Kediri en Praja Lombok TMnr 10007680.jpg
A bridge over the Babak during the colonial era
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Location of river mouth
Location
Country Indonesia
Province West Nusa Tenggara
Municipalities East Lombok, Central Lombok, West Lombok
Physical characteristics
SourceMount Timanuk
  elevation2575 m
Mouth Lombok Strait
  coordinates
8°39′34″S116°4′9″E / 8.65944°S 116.06917°E / -8.65944; 116.06917
Length55 km
Basin size259 km2

The Babak River is a river that flows in the island of Lombok, in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.

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Course

It originates at Mount Timanuk in East Lombok Regency, with a source elevation of 2,575 meters. It flows in a southwesterly direction, with a parallel drainage pattern, reaching the Lombok Strait at the district of Labuapi, West Lombok Regency. The length of the river's main course is around 55 km. [1]

Watershed

The watershed of the river covers an area of 259 km2. [1] Due to the highly seasonal flow of the river, which overflows during monsoon season and dries up during the dry seasons, it is considered a "critical watershed". [2] Since 2007, efforts have been made by local communities to restore forests in the river's basin, reducing the impact of erosion and flooding. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Katalog Sungai Babak". sda.pu.go.id (in Indonesian). Directorate General of Water Resources, Ministry of Public Works. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  2. "Restorasi Sungai Babak di Lombok-NTB yang kritis difasilitasi BWS". Antara News (in Indonesian). 22 March 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  3. Nandini, Ryke; Kusumandari, Ambar; Gunawan, Totok; Sadono, Ronggo (30 April 2019). "PERUBAHAN KUALITAS LINGKUNGAN PADA HUTAN KEMASYARAKATAN DI DAERAH ALIRAN SUNGAI BABAK, PULAU LOMBOK (Environmental Quality Changes in Community Forests in the Babak River Basin, Lombok Island)". Journal Penelitian Kehutanan FALOAK (in Indonesian). 3 (1): 43–50. doi: 10.20886/jpkf.2019.3.1.43-50 . ISSN   2579-5805.