Indragiri River | |
Name Other: | Kuantan River, Batang Indragiri, Sungai Indragiri, Soengai Inderagiri, Batang Inderagiri, Batang Kuantan, Batang Koeantan, Sungai Kuatan, Koentan, Sungai Batangkuantan |
Pushpin Map: | Indonesia Sumatra#Indonesia |
Pushpin Map Size: | 285 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of river mouth |
Source1 Location: | West Sumatra |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Length: | 500km (300miles) |
Discharge1 Avg: | (Period of data: 2009–2013)1339m3/s[1] |
Basin Size: | 17968km2 |
Discharge1 Location: | Indragiri Delta, Malacca Strait |
The Indragiri River is a river in Sumatra, in the Indonesian province of Riau, about 800 km northwest of the capital Jakarta.[2] [3] Formed by the union of the Ombilin River and the Sinamar River, the Indragiri empties into the Strait of Malacca. The middle part that flows in the Kuantan Singingi Regency is called Batang Kuantan (Kuantan River).[4]
The river flows in the eastern area of Sumatra with predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[5] The annual average temperature in the area is 23 °C. The warmest month is February, when the average temperature is around 24 °C, and the coldest is August, at 22 °C.[6] The average annual rainfall is 2757 mm. The wettest month is November, with an average of 345 mm rainfall, and the driest is January, with 107 mm rainfall.[7]