Sungai Labuk

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Sungai Labuk
Labuk with source and tributaries (dark blue coloring)

Labuk with source and tributaries (dark blue coloring)

Data
location Sabah , Borneo , Malaysia
River system Labuk
source in the northwest of Sabah
muzzle Sulu Sea Coordinates: 5 ° 53 ′ 23 "  N , 117 ° 30 ′ 4"  E 5 ° 53 ′ 23 "  N , 117 ° 30 ′ 4"  E
Mouth height 0  m

length 260 km
Catchment area 3240 km²
Left tributaries Liwagu , Klagan
Small towns Beluran
Communities Kg.Sualog
Level in Porog: 5 ° 51 '15 "  N , 117 ° 13' 40"  O
Estuary of the Sungai Labuk near Beluran

Estuary of the Sungai Labuk near Beluran

The Labuk ( mal. Sungai Labuk ) or Labuk River is a river in the Malaysian state of Sabah on Borneo . It rises in the northwest of Sabah and runs over 260 km from the highlands to the mouth in the Labuk Bay, which in turn belongs to the Sulu Sea . In the estuary near Beluran , the width of the river widens to more than a kilometer. The Labuk with its source and tributaries drains an area of ​​3240 km². At Kampung Tambidong-bidong , the Sungai Klagan splits off from the Sungai Labuk and flows as a separate body of water towards the Sulu Sea .

geology

10% of the Labuk area is characterized by low, gently undulating hills with heights of up to 200 m. 50% of the catchment area consists of mountains up to 1000 meters altitude and another 40% of mountains up to 4000 meters altitude. The upper course consists of sandstone and silt, the lower course of basalt , gabbro and ultramafic rock . The soils are sandy and loamy in different layer thicknesses.

Web links

Commons : Sungai Labuk  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b P. Thomas, FKC Lo, AJ Hepburn: Land Resource Study. 25: Volume 2: The Sandakan Residency. London, 1976 ( library.wur.nl PDF; 12.3 MB).
  2. ^ A b Ministry of Natural Reserves and Environment: Average Annual Surface Water Resources of Sabah and Aarawak. (PDF; 69.6 MB); Water Resources Publications No. 15, p. 33, 1984.
  3. ^ A b Maria Seda: Environmental management in ASEAN: perspectives on critical regional issues. Institute of Southeast Asian, 1993, ISBN 981-3016-44-2 , p. 137.