Selangor River

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Selangor River
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View of the headwaters of the Selangor River
Selangor River
Native nameSungai Selangor (Malay)
Location
Country Malaysia
State Selangor

The Selangor River (Malay : Sungai Selangor) is a major river in Selangor, Malaysia. It runs from Kuala Kubu Bharu on the western foothills of the Selangorean/Pahangese Titiwangsa in the east and empties into the Straits of Malacca at Kuala Selangor in the west. [1]

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Water resources

The Selangor River basin is the largest resource of water in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, providing around 60 percent of the drinking water in the two areas. [2] There are two water supply dams in the basin, the Tinggi and Selangor Dams, which were constructed in 1996 and 2002, respectively. [3]

Towns along the river basin

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Pencemaran Sungai Selangor akibat sisa industri: Azmin". Utusan Borneo Online (in Malay). BERNAMA. 13 October 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  2. ↑ Camara, Moriken; Nor Rohaizah Jamil; Ahmad Fikri Bin Abdullah; Rohasliney binti Hashim; Aliyu, Adamu Gaddafi (1 October 2020). "Economic and efficiency based optimisation of water quality monitoring network for land use impact assessment". Science of the Total Environment . 737. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139800.
  3. ↑ Sungai Selangor: State of the River Report 2015 (PDF) (Report). Shah Alam, Malaysia: Lembaga Urus Air Selangor. 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2022.

3°21′N101°14′E / 3.350°N 101.233°E / 3.350; 101.233


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