Sungai Kinta
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Kinta Sungai Kinta |
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| location | On the Malay Peninsula in the state of Perak | |
| River system | Sungai Perak | |
| Drain over | Sungai Perak → Strait of Malacca | |
| source | in the border triangle Kelantan, Pahang, Perak 4 ° 36 ′ 43 ″ N , 101 ° 22 ′ 20 ″ E |
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| Source height | about 1600 m | |
| muzzle | at Teluk Intan in the Sungai Perak coordinates: 4 ° 5 ′ 40 ″ N , 101 ° 0 ′ 45 ″ E 4 ° 5 ′ 40 ″ N , 101 ° 0 ′ 45 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | 4 m | |
| Height difference | about 1596 m | |
| Bottom slope | about 16 ‰ | |
| length | 100 km | |
| Catchment area | 2540 km² | |
| Left tributaries | Sungai Raia; Sungai Kampar; Sungai Chendering | |
| Right tributaries | Sungai Pari; Sungai Tumboh | |
| Big cities | Ipoh | |
The Kinta ( Malay Sungai Kinta ) is a river in northern Malaysia . He is the namesake for the Kinta Valley (German: Kinta Valley), which surrounds the city of Ipoh on the Kinta .
geography
The river has its source in the border triangle Kelantan , Pahang , Perak on the Malay Peninsula in the state of Perak . It has a catchment area of 2540 km² and a length of about 100 km. In its upper reaches it mainly flows through forest areas. It flows south and flows into the Sungai Perak at Teluk Intan . Its main tributaries are the Sungai Raia, Sungai Kampar, Sungai Chendering from the left, and Sungai Pari; Sungai Tumboh from the right.
history
At a place called Gua Tambun (malai. For "Tambun cave") rock paintings were found which are among the oldest in Malaysia and are assigned to the local Neolithic (2,500 to 500 BC).
In 1876 the largest tin deposits on earth were discovered in the Kinta Valley.
Hydrology
In the winter months, during the rainy season, there are frequent floods.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Revised equations for Manning's coefficient for sand-bed rivers: [1] (PDF; 2.4 MB)
- ↑ 4 Hydrothermal Redistribution (PDF; 2.7 MB) Tin chapter, page 112