Tuaran River

Tuaran River
Tuaran River as seen on Tuaran District
View of the river.
Map
Native nameSungai Tuaran (Malay)
Location
Country Malaysia
State Sabah
DivisionWest Coast Division
Precise locationNorthwestern Borneo
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationFrom mountains in Tuaran District
Mouth 
 • location
At Tuaran District into South China Sea
 • coordinates
6°13′19.3″N 116°11′10.0″E / 6.222028°N 116.186111°E / 6.222028; 116.186111
 • elevation
Sea level
Length80 km (50 mi)
Basin size988 km2 (381 sq mi)[1][2]
Basin features
River systemCrocker Range[1]

The Tuaran River (Malay: Sungai Tuaran) is a river in West Coast Division, northwestern Sabah of Malaysia. It has a total length of 80 km (50 miles) from its headwaters in the mountains of northwest Sabah to its outlet at the South China Sea, northwest of Tuaran town.

  1. ^ a b Jayawati Montoi; Siti Rahayu Mohd. Hashim; Sanudin Tahir (2017). "A Study on Tuaran River Channel Planform and the Effect of Sand Extraction on River Bed Sediments" (PDF). Transactions on Science and Technology. 4 (4): 443 [2/7]. ISSN 2289-8786. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  2. ^ "National Register of River Basins [List of River Basin Management Units (RBMU) – Sabah]" (PDF). Department of Irrigation and Drainage, Malaysia. 2003. p. 34. Retrieved 9 July 2019.