Seputih River is a river in Lampung province, southern Sumatra, Indonesia, about 200 km northwest of the capital Jakarta.[1][2]
| Seputih River Way Seputih, Sepoeti Rivier, Seputi, Wai Sepoetih | |
|---|---|
 Way Seputih (blue-M) and its source (green) | |
| Location | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Lampung |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mount Tangkit Tebak |
| • location | North Lampung Regency, Sumatra |
| Mouth | Java Sea |
| Length | 190 km (120 mi) |
| Basin size | 7,516 km2 (2,902 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Seputih basin |
Geography edit
The river flows in the southeast area of Sumatra with predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[3] The annual average temperature in the area is 25 °C. The warmest month is September, when the average temperature is around 27 °C, and the coldest is February, at 24 °C.[4] The average annual rainfall is 3176 mm. The wettest month is December, with an average of 501 mm rainfall, and the driest is September, with 33 mm rainfall.[5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
- ^ Wai Seputih - Geonames.org.
- ^ Peel, M C; Finlayson, B L; McMahon, T A (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11 (5): 1633–1644. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007.
- ^ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. 30 January 2016.
- ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. 30 January 2016.