Mookervaart River Kali Mookervaart, Sungai Mookervaart | |
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Native name | Sungai Mokervart (Indonesian) |
Location | |
Country | Indonesia |
State | Jakarta |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Cisadane |
• coordinates | 6°10′04″S 106°38′06″E / 6.167708°S 106.634897°E |
Mouth | Angke River |
• coordinates | 6°09′36″S 106°46′00″E / 6.159966°S 106.766633°E |
Length | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
The Mookervaart River (Mookervaart Canal; also written in Indonesian as Mokervart) is a canal connecting the Cisadane River in Tangerang and Kali Angke (Angke River) in Jakarta.[1][2] Constructed from 1678 to 1689, this 25–30 meter wide channel is one of the important flood control water channels in Jakarta.[3]