| Aceh River Krueng Aceh | |
|---|---|
 Aceh river in Peunayong, Banda Aceh | |
  Location of river mouth  Aceh River (Sumatra)  Aceh River (Indonesia) | |
| Location | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Aceh |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 145 km (90 mi)[1] |
The Aceh River on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia flows from mountains that include the 2,780-metre high Mount Peuët Sagoë for some 200 kilometres northeastward to reach the junction of the Indian Ocean and the Andaman Sea at Banda Aceh, the capital of Indonesia's westernmost Aceh province.[1][2] The river has a catchment area of some 1775 square kilometres.[3]
The river has a flow of up to 30,000 cubic meters per second.[4] This enormous flow frequently flooded Banda Aceh and the land upstream from the town.
- ^ a b Krueng Aceh Jangan Disia-siakan
- ^ Krueng Aceh at Geonames.org (cc-by);Retrieved 4 June 2013; Database dump downloaded 27 November 2015
- ^ S Diposaptono; Akira Mano (1984). "Near-shore current analysis around Krueng Aceh river mouth, Indonesia" (PDF). Japan Society of Civil Engineers. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ 28 December 2009 interview with Peter Hines, a 1986-1992 Resident Engineer increasing the river flow.