Batu Pahat River

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Batu Pahat River
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Native nameSungai Batu Pahat (Malay)
Location
Country Pantai Minyak Beku, Batu Pahat (Bandar Penggaram)
Physical characteristics
Source 
  location Simpang Kanan, Batu Pahat
Mouth  
  location
Pantai Minyak Beku, Batu Pahat, Johor

The Batu Pahat River (Malay : Sungai Batu Pahat) is a river originating from Sungai Simpang Kiri and Sungai Simpang Kanan (in which the river split as Sungai Bekok and Sungai Sembrong in Tanjung Sembrong) near Tongkang Pechah, and flows through Batu Pahat (Bandar Penggaram) and until it reaches the mouth of the river in Pantai Minyak Beku, a seaside village lying on the west coast of Johor, Malaysia. [1] [2]

The total length of the river is 12 km.

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References

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  2. Norzainura Abdul Majid (16 June 2010). "RM150j pulih sungai di Batu Pahat". Utusan Online (in Malay). Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2015.