Seputih River

Coordinates: 4°40′53″S 105°52′26″E / 4.68146°S 105.87396°E / -4.68146; 105.87396
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Seputih River
Way Seputih, Sepoeti Rivier, Seputi, Wai Sepoetih
Map
Way Seputih (blue-M) and its source (green)
Location
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceLampung
Physical characteristics
SourceMount Tangkit Tebak
 • locationNorth Lampung Regency, Sumatra
MouthJava Sea
Length190 km (120 mi)
Basin size7,516 km2 (2,902 sq mi)
Basin features
River systemSeputih basin

Seputih River is a river in Lampung province, southern Sumatra, Indonesia, about 200 km northwest of the capital Jakarta.[1][2]

Geography[edit]

The river flows in the southeast 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 25 °C. The warmest month is September, when the average temperature is around 27 °C, and the coldest is February, at 24 °C.[4] The average annual rainfall is 3176 mm. The wettest month is December, with an average of 501 mm rainfall, and the driest is September, with 33 mm rainfall.[5]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
  2. ^ Wai Seputih - Geonames.org.
  3. ^ Peel, M C; Finlayson, B L; McMahon, T A (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11 (5): 1633–1644. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007.
  4. ^ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. 30 January 2016.
  5. ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. 30 January 2016.

4°40′53″S 105°52′26″E / 4.68146°S 105.87396°E / -4.68146; 105.87396