Telen River (Indonesia)

The Telen River is a river in East Kalimantan, Borneo island, Indonesia, about 110 kilometers (68 miles) north of the provincial capital Samarinda.^[1][2] It is a tributary of the Mahakam River.

Telen River Sungai Telen, Tilin
Location of river mouth Show map of Kalimantan Telen River (Indonesia) (Indonesia) Show map of Indonesia
Location
Country	Indonesia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Borneo

Geography

The river flows in the eastern area of Borneo with a predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).^[3] The annual average temperature in the area is 23 °C (73 °F). The warmest month is May, when the average temperature is around 24 °C (75 °F), and the coldest is July, at 22 °C (72 °F).^[4] The average annual rainfall is 2932 mm. The wettest month is February, with an average of 362-millimeter (14.3 in) of rainfall, and the driest is September, with a 132-millimeter (5.2 in) of rainfall.^[5]

Telen River
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     303     25 21     362     25 21     247     24 22     305     25 21     286     25 22     232     25 21     150     24 21     155     25 20     132     26 20     136     25 20     290     26 19     334     24 20 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C █ Precipitation totals in mm Source: [4]
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     12     77 70     14     77 70     9.7     75 72     12     77 70     11     77 72     9.1     77 70     5.9     75 70     6.1     77 68     5.2     79 68     5.4     77 68     11     79 66     13     75 68 █ 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