Berau River

Berau River is a river of East Kalimantan, Indonesia, about 300 kilometers (190 miles) north of the provincial capital Samarinda.^[3][4] Tributaries include the Kelai River.

Berau River
Location of the river mouth Show map of Kalimantan Berau River (Indonesia) Show map of Indonesia
Location
Country	Indonesia
Province	East Kalimantan
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Borneo
• elevation	1,800 m (5,900 ft)[1]
Mouth	Celebes Sea
• coordinates	2°10′37″N 117°55′52″E
Length	300 km (190 mi)
Basin size	14,000 km2 (5,400 sq mi)[1]
Discharge
• location	Gunung Tabur, Kalimantan Timur
• average	(Period of data: 1998-2007)703 m3/s (24,800 cu ft/s) (Year: 2007)605 m3/s (21,400 cu ft/s)[1]
• minimum	200 m3/s (7,100 cu ft/s)[1]
• maximum	2,896 m3/s (102,300 cu ft/s)[1]
Basin features
River system	Berau basin (DAS320058)[2]

Geography

The river flows in the eastern area of Kalimantan with a predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).^[5] The annual average temperature in the area is 23 °C (73 °F). The warmest month is April, when the average temperature is around 24 °C (75 °F), and the coldest is January, at 22 °C (72 °F).^[6] The average annual rainfall is 2,835 millimeters (111.6 inches). The wettest month is December, with an average of 332-millimeter (13.1 in) rainfall, and the driest is August, with 154-millimeter (6.1 in) rainfall.^[7]

Berau River
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     287     24 21     300     23 22     250     24 22     186     24 23     251     24 23     193     24 22     198     24 22     154     25 22     211     24 24     189     24 23     283     23 22     332     23 22 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C █ Precipitation totals in mm Source: [6]
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     11     75 70     12     73 72     9.8     75 72     7.3     75 73     9.9     75 73     7.6     75 72     7.8     75 72     6.1     77 72     8.3     75 75     7.4     75 73     11     73 72     13     73 72 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F █ Precipitation totals in inches

See also

• List of drainage basins of Indonesia
• List of rivers of Indonesia
• List of rivers of Kalimantan