Batang Hari River

Batang Hari River
Batang Hari, Sungai Batanghari, Djambi-rivier
The Batang Hari photographed during the 1877–79 Sumatra Expedition
Batang Hari River is located in Sumatra
Batang Hari River
Location of river mouth
Batang Hari River is located in Indonesia
Batang Hari River
Batang Hari River (Indonesia)
Location
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceWest Sumatra, Jambi
RegencySolok Regency, South Solok Regency, Dharmasraya Regency, Bungo Regency, Tebo Regency, Batang Hari Regency, Muaro Jambi Regency, East Tanjung Jabung Regency, Jambi City
Physical characteristics
SourceMount Rasan
 • locationSolok Regency, West Sumatra
MouthSouth China Sea
 • location
East Tanjung Jabung Regency, Jambi
Length800 km (500 mi)[1]
Basin size44,890 km2 (17,330 sq mi)[2] 46,504 km2 (17,955 sq mi)[1]
Discharge 
 • locationBatang Hari Delta, Berhala Strait
 • average(Period of data: 1992–2016)2,556 m3/s (90,300 cu ft/s)[2]

(Period of data: 2016–2020)2,819 m3/s (99,600 cu ft/s)[3]

2,643 m3/s (93,300 cu ft/s)[1]

The Batang Hari (Indonesian: Sungai Batanghari) is the longest river in Sumatra island,[4] Indonesia, about 600 kilometres (370 mi) northwest of the capital Jakarta.[5]

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  3. ^ "Floating marine debris along Indonesian coasts" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Reviving Batanghari's heyday". thejakartapost.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  5. ^ Sungai Batang Hari at Geonames.org (cc-by); Last updated 2013-06-04; Database dump downloaded 2015-11-27