Sungai Perak
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Perak Sungai Perak |
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 Malaysia ; On the Malay Peninsula in the state of Perak
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| River system | Sungai Perak | |
| source | on the border between Perak, Kelantan and Thailand in the Belum Forest Reserve 5 ° 53 ′ 45 ″ N , 101 ° 34 ′ 2 ″ E |
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| muzzle | at Bagan Datoh in the Strait of Malacca Coordinates: 4 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 100 ° 45 ′ 0 ″ E 4 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 100 ° 45 ′ 0 ″ E |
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| Mouth height |
0 m
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| length | 400 km | |
| Catchment area | 14,900 km² | |
| Left tributaries | Sungai pelus ; Sungai kinta ; Sungai Bantang Padang; Sungai Bidor | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Sungai Temenggor ; Bersia Lake; Kenering Lake; Chendroh Lake | |
| Medium-sized cities | Kuala Kangsar | |
| Navigable | Yes | |
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The Perak ( Malay Sungai Perak - Silver River ) is a river in northern Malaysia .
geography
It is the second largest on the Malay Peninsula . With a catchment area of 14,900 km², it covers around 70% of the state of Perak . It has its source on the border between Perak, Kelantan and Thailand in the Belum Forest Reserve . In its upper reaches it mainly flows through forest areas. The agricultural areas that flow through consist mainly of oil palms and rubber plantings . It flows in a southerly direction and joins the Strait of Malacca after about 400 km at Bagan Datoh . Its main tributaries are the Sungai Pelus , Sungai Kinta , Sungai Bantang Padang, and Sungai Bidor.
Energy generation
There are several reservoirs in its upper reaches. The first and largest is the Temenggor Lake which is named after one of its tributaries, the Sungai Temenggor . This is followed by: Lake Bersia, Lake Kenering and Lake Chendroh, the latter dams about half of the catchment area of the Perak. The lakes are mainly used to generate electricity.
traffic
The Perak is the state's main waterway.
Hydrology
In the winter months, during the rainy season, there are frequent floods.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ministry of Natural Reserves and Environment, Malaysia: National Water Resources Study, Vol. 13 - Perak ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 68.5 MB), page 74
- ↑ Ezuria Nazdri: Development of the Cascading Module for Hydro Energy Decision Support System (Hedss) for Temengor-Bersiakenering Power Plants (Master's thesis; PDF; 3.6 MB); Universiti Putra Malaysia, 2002
