Barito River

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Barito River
Sungai Barito, Sungai Dusun, Soengai Doesoen, Sungi Banjer, Sungi Dunsun, Soengai Baritoe, Sungai Banjar, Sungai Banjarmasin, Sungai Banjar Besar
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Barito and other rivers in Central and South Kalimantan
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Location of river mouth
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Barito River (Indonesia)
Location
Country Indonesia
Physical characteristics
SourceMurung River
  location Müller Mountain Range
Mouth  
  location
Java Sea
  coordinates
3°30′55″S114°29′28″E / 3.51528°S 114.49111°E / -3.51528; 114.49111
  elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length Barito–Murung 1,090 km (680 mi) [1]
Basin size81,675 km2 (31,535 sq mi) [1]
Width 
  average250–400 m (820–1,310 ft) [2]
Depth 
  average8–18 m (26–59 ft) [2]
Discharge 
  locationBarito Delta
  average4,514 m3/s (159,400 cu ft/s) [3]
Basin features
Progression Java Sea
River system Barito River [4]
Tributaries 
  leftMurung, Lampuya, Babuat, Laung, Lahei, Montallat, Tapen, Ajuh, Karau, Napu, Paminggir, Negara, Martapura
  rightJoloi, Bakanon, Lemu, Muning, Mangkatip, Kapuas [5]
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Barito
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Main mouth to Java Sea
Barito River in Kalimantan
A timber raft on the Barito River with housing for the workers (ca.1905-14) COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Houtvlot met verblijfplaats voor de bemanning op de Barito-rivier TMnr 60018691.jpg
A timber raft on the Barito River with housing for the workers (ca.1905-14)

The Barito River is the second longest river in Borneo, Indonesia after the Kapuas River with a total length of 1,090 km (680 mi) and a drainage basin of over 80,000 km2 (31,000 sq mi) in South Kalimantan, Indonesia. It originates in the Müller Mountain Range, from where it flows southward into the Java Sea. Its most important affluent is the Negara and Martapura, and it passes through the city of Banjarmasin. [6] [7]

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This river is the location of the closest relative of the Malagasy language of Madagascar, the Ma'anyan language of Dayaks, from where settlers arrived in Madagascar (presumably in waves) from the 3rd to 10th century and from which the current island nation's population largely traces its origins.

Geography

The river flows in the southeast area of Borneo with a predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification). [8] The annual average temperature in the area is 24 °C (75 °F). The warmest month is October, when the average temperature is around 26 °C (79 °F), and the coldest is January, at 20 °C (68 °F). [9] The average annual rainfall is 2,735–3,000 mm (107.7–118.1 in). The wettest month is December, with an average of 437 mm (17.2 in) rainfall, and the driest is September, with a 62 mm (2.4 in) rainfall. [10]

Discharge

Period Discharge Ref.
Barito Delta

3°30′55″S114°29′28″E / 3.51528°S 114.49111°E / -3.51528; 114.49111

2008–2015 5,497 m3/s (194,100 cu ft/s) [1]
2003–2016 4,514 m3/s (159,400 cu ft/s) [3]
1970–2000 129 km3/a (4,100 m3/s) [11]
Banjarmasin

3°21′48.3516″S114°31′20.28″E / 3.363431000°S 114.5223000°E / -3.363431000; 114.5223000

2006–2011 4,502 m3/s (159,000 cu ft/s) [12]
Muara Teweh

0°57′28.656″S114°52′54.7932″E / 0.95796000°S 114.881887000°E / -0.95796000; 114.881887000

1971–2000 1,815.85 m3/s (64,126 cu ft/s) [13]

Tributaries

Left tributary Right tributary Length (km) Basin size (km2) Average discharge (m3/s)
Barito1,09081,6754,514
Martapura 61.25 3,791.3 171.8
Negara 128.25 10,757.6 413.8
Kapuas 714.7 14,473.4 837.8
Mengkatip 1,329.2 51.3
Paminggir 630.1 23.7
Napu 75.66 982.7 36.5
Muning 605.4 24.9
Karau 94.9 1,822.1 68.9
Ajuh 94.66 1,360.3 61.2
Tapen 487.8 27.1
Montallat 853.9 48.5
Lemu 51.28 558.9 34.7
Lahei 142.75 2,882.3 192.7
Laung 143.5 2,921.9 212.7
Bakanon 363.8 25.9
Babuat 29.25 334.2 24.3
Lampuya 336.4 24.7
Murung 258 7,410.7 555.1
Joloi (Djulai) 169.5 8,268.5 713.5

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