Bohorok River
River in North Sumatra, Indonesia
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The Bohorok River is a river of the Langkat Regency in North Sumatra province, Indonesia, about 1,400 km northwest of the capital Jakarta.[1] It is a tributary of Wampu River.
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| Bohorok River Sungai Bohorok, Sungai Bahorok | |
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  Location of river mouth  Bohorok River (Sumatra)  Bohorok River (Indonesia) | |
| Location | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | North Sumatra |
| Regency | Langkat |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Wampu River |
• location | Langkat Regency |
Events
In October 2003, a large-scale flash flood in the Bohorok killed 242 persons.[2]
Geography
The river flows in the northern area of Sumatra with predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[3] The annual average temperature in the area is 23 °C. The warmest month is February, when the average temperature is around 24 °C, and the coldest is December, at 22 °C.[4] The average annual rainfall is 2918 mm. The wettest month is December, with an average of 352 mm rainfall, and the driest is June, with 125 mm rainfall.[5]