Sampit River (Indonesia)
River in Indonesia
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The Sampit River or Mentaya River[6] is a river of Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia.[7][8] The river takes its name from the town of Sampit which lies on the river not far from the Java Sea. Near the mouth of the river is a noted beach park named "Pandaran Beach".[9] The Sampit flows into the Java Sea at 2°58′20″S 113°2′23″E.
| Sampit River Sungai Sampit, Sampit-Rivier Mentaya River, Soengai Mentaja Soengai Mantaja | |
|---|---|
  River mouth location  Sampit River (Indonesia) (Indonesia) | |
| Location | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Central Kalimantan, Borneo |
| Mouth | Sampit Bay (Java Sea) |
• location | Kuala Sampit |
• coordinates | 2°58′20″S 113°2′23″E |
| Length | 270 km (170 mi) |
Basin size | 14,000 km2 (5,400 mi2)[1] 14,605 km2 (5,639 mi2)[2] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Java Sea (near mouth) |
| • average | 1,064.4 m3/s (37,590 cu ft/s)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Sampit (Basin size: 12,360 km2 (4,770 sq mi)[4] |
| • average | 1,431 m3/s (50,500 cu ft/s)[5] |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Mentaya basin |
Geography
The river flows in the midsouthern area of Borneo island with predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[10] The annual average temperature in the area is 23 °C. The warmest month is July, when the average temperature is around 25 °C, and the coldest is November, at 22 °C.[11] The average annual rainfall is 2,991 mm. The wettest month is December, with an average of 476 mm rainfall, and the driest is September, with 82 mm rainfall.[12]