Lariang River

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Lariang River
Sungai Lariang, Salu Lariang,
Uwai Lariang
Native nameSalo Lariang
Physical characteristics
Source 
  location Sulawesi
Mouth Macassar Strait
  location
Lariang, West Sulawesi
  coordinates
1°25′00″S119°17′31″E / 1.41667°S 119.29194°E / -1.41667; 119.29194
  elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length245 km (152 mi)
Basin size7,069 km2 (2,729 sq mi)
Discharge 
  locationNear mouth
  average224 m3/s (7,900 cu ft/s)
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Lariang
Mouth of Lariang River

The Lariang River is a river in Sulawesi, Indonesia. [1]

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Course

Its tributary, the Pebatua River, arises in Donggala Regency, Central Sulawesi, and forms the Lariang when it is joined by the Koro River from the left (south) at 1°39′50″S120°2′47″E / 1.66389°S 120.04639°E / -1.66389; 120.04639 . [2] The river, as the Lariang, [3] goes on to form part of the border between Central Sulawesi and West Sulawesi and enters the Macassar Strait just past the town of Lariang. [4] [5] The mouth is at 1°25′00″S119°17′31″E / 1.41667°S 119.29194°E / -1.41667; 119.29194 .

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References

  1. Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
  2. Pasangkaju, SA 50-8 (topographic map 1:250,000), Series T503, United States Army Map Service, April 1964
  3. Some maps such as "Lariang, Sulawesi Barat, Sulawesi, Indonesia". Collins Maps. Archived from the original on 2013-06-28. and "City (town): Lariang". TipTopGlobe. no longer use the name Lariang, but use Pebatua for the entire length.
  4. "Plate 19 Indonesia Central: Philippines". Times Atlas of the World (seventh ed.). John Bartholomew and Sons, Ltd. 1985. ISBN   978-0-7230-0265-9.
  5. The 1964 U.S. Army topographic map Pasangkaju does not show the town of Lariang.