Berau River

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Berau River
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Berau River (Indonesia)
Location
Country Indonesia
Province East Kalimantan
Physical characteristics
Source 
  location Borneo
  elevation1,800 m (5,900 ft) [1]
Mouth Celebes Sea
  coordinates
2°10′37″N117°55′52″E / 2.177°N 117.931°E / 2.177; 117.931
Length300 km (190 mi)
Basin size14,000 km2 (5,400 sq mi) [1]
Discharge 
  locationGunung Tabur, Kalimantan Timur
  average(Period of data: 1998-2007)703 m3/s (24,800 cu ft/s) (Year: 2007)605 m3/s (21,400 cu ft/s) [1]
  minimum200 m3/s (7,100 cu ft/s) [1]
  maximum2,896 m3/s (102,300 cu ft/s) [1]
Basin features
River system Berau basin (DAS320058) [2]

Berau River is a river of East Kalimantan, Indonesia, about 300 kilometers (190 miles) north of the provincial capital Samarinda. [3] [4] Tributaries include the Kelai River.

Contents

Geography

The river flows in the eastern area of Kalimantan with a predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification). [5] The annual average temperature in the area is 23 °C (73 °F). The warmest month is April, when the average temperature is around 24 °C (75 °F), and the coldest is January, at 22 °C (72 °F). [6] The average annual rainfall is 2,835 millimeters (111.6 inches). The wettest month is December, with an average of 332-millimeter (13.1 in) rainfall, and the driest is August, with 154-millimeter (6.1 in) rainfall. [7]

Berau River
Climate chart (explanation)
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Source: [6]
Imperial conversion
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See also

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