Belayan River

Belayan River
Sungai Belayan, Lioe Belajan, Sungai Belajan, Soengai Balajan
Chinese: 伯拉扬河[1]
Belayan River is located in Kalimantan
Belayan River
River mouth location
Belayan River is located in Indonesia
Belayan River
Belayan River (Indonesia)
Location
CountryIndonesia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationEast Kalimantan
 • coordinates1°21′32.8068″N 116°3′18.1332″E / 1.359113000°N 116.055037000°E / 1.359113000; 116.055037000
 • elevation1,370 m (4,490 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Mahakam River
 • coordinates
0°13′5.7648″S 116°35′57.696″E / 0.218268000°S 116.59936000°E / -0.218268000; 116.59936000
 • elevation
4 m (13 ft)
Length319 km (198 mi)[2]
Basin size9,977.29 km2 (3,852.25 sq mi)[2]
Width 
 • average120 m (390 ft) (Kenohan, Kutai Kartanegara Regency)[3]
Depth 
 • maximum16 m (52 ft) (Kenohan, Kutai Kartanegara Regency)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationLiang, Kutai Kartanegara Regency (near mouth)
 • average(Period: 1996–2005)556.6 m3/s (19,660 cu ft/s)[2]
Discharge 
 • locationTabang (140 km upstream of mouth, 0°34′10.9092″N 116°1′9.0732″E / 0.569697000°N 116.019187000°E / 0.569697000; 116.019187000; Basin size: 6,144 km2 (2,372 sq mi)
 • average(Period: 1990–2008)400.143 m3/s (14,130.9 cu ft/s)[4]
 • minimum67.8 m3/s (2,390 cu ft/s)(Year: 1994)[4]
 • maximum1,503.17 m3/s (53,084 cu ft/s)(Year: 2001)[4]
Basin features
ProgressionMahakamMakassar Strait
Tributaries 
 • leftPalah, Pedahah
 • rightBengen, Ritan, Senteka

The Belayan River is a river of Borneo, Indonesia, 1300 km northeast of the capital Jakarta.[5] It is a tributary of the Mahakam River.[6]

  1. ^ Sungai Belayan in Chinese. English Chinese Web Dictionary.
  2. ^ a b c "Kalimantan-Borneo".
  3. ^ a b Sujiman, Kasnadi (2015). KAJIAN PEMANFAATAN SUNGAI MAHAKAM SUMBER LISTRIK ALTERNATIF LINGKUNGAN.
  4. ^ a b c Jaka, Windarta; Singgih, Saptadi; N.A., Damanto; E., Handogo; L., Machfudz; I., Herman (2020). Planning for the utilization of hydro power in the Belayan river, East Kalimantan.
  5. ^ Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
  6. ^ Sungai Belayan at Geonames.org (cc-by); Last updated 17 January 2012; Database dump downloaded 27 November 2015