Sekayam River

Sekayam River
Sungai Sekayam, Sungai Sekajam, Soengai Sekajan
Sekayam River is located in Kalimantan
Sekayam River
River mouth location
Sekayam River is located in Indonesia
Sekayam River
Sekayam River (Indonesia)
Location
CountryIndonesia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationBorneo
MouthKapuas River
 • location
Sanggau
Basin features
River systemKapuas basin (DAS320470)[1]

Sekayam River is a river of Borneo, West Kalimantan province, Indonesia.[2] It is a tributary of the Kapuas River.[3] The Public Forest System Utility Program (Program Pemberdayaan Sistem Hutan Kerakyatan; PPSHK) has a scheme on the river aimed at reducing the level of mercury content absorbed by humans.[4]

  1. ^ Hukum Online. "Keputusan Menteri Kehutanan No. SK.511/MENHUT-V/2011" (in Indonesian).
  2. ^ Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
  3. ^ Sungai Sekayam at Geonames.org (cc-by); Last updated 2012-01-17; Database dump downloaded 2015-11-27
  4. ^ "Increasing Public and Community Awareness on Health and Environment Impacted by Mercury in Sekayam Watershed, West Kalimantan (INDO/04/53)". UNDP. Retrieved October 30, 2010.