Major river in Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo)
Barito RiverSungai Barito , Sungai Dusun , Soengai Doesoen , Sungi Banjer , Sungi Dunsun , Soengai Baritoe , Sungai Banjar , Sungai Banjarmasin , Sungai Banjar Besar
Barito and other rivers in Central and South Kalimantan
Location of river mouth
Show map of Kalimantan Barito River (Indonesia)
Show map of Indonesia Country Indonesia Source • location Müller Mountain Range
Mouth • location
Java Sea • coordinates
3°30′55″S 114°29′28″E / 3.51528°S 114.49111°E / -3.51528; 114.49111 • elevation
0 m (0 ft) Length 1,090 km (680 mi) Basin size 81,675 km2 (31,535 sq mi)[ 1] Width • minimum 300 m (980 ft) • average 650 m (2,130 ft) to 1,000 m (3,300 ft) • maximum 2,000 m (6,600 ft) Depth • minimum 3 m (9.8 ft) • average 7 m (23 ft) to 8 m (26 ft) • maximum 25 m (82 ft) Discharge • location Barito Delta, Java Sea , Indonesia , Borneo (Kalimantan ) • average (Period: 2008–2015)5,497 m3 /s (194,100 cu ft/s)[ 1]
(Period of data: 2003–2016)4,514 m3 /s (159,400 cu ft/s)[ 2]
(Period: 1970–2000)129 km3 /a (4,100 m3 /s)[ 3] • maximum 27,000 m3 /s (950,000 cu ft/s)
Discharge • location Banjarmasin (Basin size: 61,582 km2 (23,777 sq mi) • average (Period of data: 2006–2011)4,502 m3 /s (159,000 cu ft/s)[ 4]
Discharge • location Barito–Kapuas–Kahayan Delta (Basin size: 98,500 km2 (38,000 sq mi) • average 7,000 m3 /s (250,000 cu ft/s)
River system Barito basin (DAS330363)[ 5] Tributaries • left Mangkatip, Negara River , Martapura River • right Murung River, Anjir Tamban, Anjir Serapat, Kapuas River (Barito River tributary) [ 6]
Barito River in Kalimantan
A timber raft on the Barito River with housing for the workers (ca.1905-14)
The Barito River is the second longest river in Borneo after the Kapuas River with a total length of 1,090 km (680 mi) and a drainage basin of 81,675 square kilometers (31,535 sq mi) in South Kalimantan , Indonesia . It originates in the Muller Mountain Range, from where it flows southward into the Java Sea . Its most important affluent is the Martapura River , and it passes through the city of Banjarmasin .[ 7] [ 8]
This river is the location of the closest relative of the Malagasy language of Madagascar, the Ma'anyan language of Dayaks , from where settlers arrived in Madagascar (presumably in waves) from the 3rd to 10th century and from which the current island nation's population largely traces its origins.
^ a b Strategi & Kebijakan Pengelolaan Wilayah Sungai Barito - Kapuas dalam Rangka Mendukung Pengembangan Kawasan Perkotaan yang Berkelanjutan (Slide deck) (in Indonesian) – via Scribd.
^ Ting-Hsuan, Huang; Chen-Tung, Arthur Chen; Hsiao-Chun, Tseng; Jiann-Yuh, Lou; Shu Lun, Wang; Liyang, Yang; Selvaraj, Kandasamy; Xuelu, Gao; Jough-Tai, Wang; Edvin, Aldrian; G.S., Jacinto; Gusti Z., Anshari; Penjai, Sompongchaiyakul; B.J., Wang (May 2017). "Riverine carbon fluxes to the South China Sea: Riverine carbon fluxes to the SCS" . Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences . 122 (5): 1239–1259. doi :10.1002/2016JG003701 . S2CID 135024272 .
^ Djoko, Suwarno; Ansje, Löhr; Carolien, Kroeze; Budi, Widianarko (2013). "Past and future trends in nutrient export by 19 rivers to the coastal waters of Indonesia" . Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences . 10 (1): 55–71. doi :10.1080/1943815X.2013.772902 .
^ Daniel, Stapper (2011). Artisanal Gold Mining, Mercury and Sediment in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia (PDF) (MS thesis). University of Victoria.
^ Hukum Online. "Keputusan Menteri Kehutanan No. SK.511/MENHUT-V/2011" (in Indonesian).
^ M. K. Adamy (2 April 2012). "Sungai Barito Potensi Alam yang Diabaikan" . Pemerintah Provinsi Kalimantan Tengah (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 16 May 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2019 .
^ "Annette Delarbre" . Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië (in Dutch). Vol. 1. Ter Lands-drukkerij. 1838. p. 6.
^ Buddingh, Steven Adriaan (1861). Neêrlands-Oost-Indië: Reizen over Java, Madura, Makasser, Saleijer, Bima, Menado, Sangier-eilanden, Talau-eilanden, Ternate, Batjan, Gilolo en omliggende eilanden, Banda-eilanden, Amboina, Haroekoe, Saparoea, Noussalaut, Zuidkust van Ceram, Boeroe, Boano, Banka, Palembang, Riouw, Benkoelen, Sumatra's West-Kust, Floris, Timor, Rotty, Borneo's West-Kust, en Borneo's Zuid- en Oost-Kust; gedaan gedurende het tijdvak van 1852-1857 (in Dutch). M. Wijt. pp. 442 . de groote Banjersche rivier (de Barito).