Sungai Pahang

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Pahang
Sungai Pahang
The Pahang, about 10 km before the mouth

The Pahang, about 10 km before the mouth

Data
location State of Pahang ( Malaysia )
River system Sungai Pahang
origin Confluence of the Sungai Jelai and Sungai Tembeling
4 ° 4 ′ 15 ″  N , 102 ° 19 ′ 3 ″  E
Source height 55  m
muzzle east of Pecan into the South China Sea Coordinates: 3 ° 31 ′ 44 "  N , 103 ° 28 ′ 8"  E 3 ° 31 ′ 44 "  N , 103 ° 28 ′ 8"  E
Mouth height m
Height difference 55 m
Bottom slope 0.13 ‰
length 440 km
Catchment area 29,300 km²
Drain at the Lubok Paku gauge NNQ (April 1983)
MQ
HHQ (12/27/1993)
52 m³ / s
596 m³ / s
5465 m³ / s
Left tributaries Sungai Tekam, Sungai Jengka, Sungai Jempol, Sungai Luit, Sungai Kertem, Sungai Lepar
Right tributaries Sungai Mai, Sungai Semantan , Sungai Teriang, Sungai Bera, Sungai Mentiga
Residents in the catchment area 1000000

The Pahang ( Malay Sungai Pahang ) is a river on the Malay Peninsula in Malaysia .

geography

With a length of 440 km, it is the longest river on the Malay Peninsula. Its catchment area covers around three quarters of the state of Pahang of the same name and is largely congruent with the state borders. The river is created by the confluence of the two rivers Sungai Jelai and Sungai Tembeling . Its highest springs are at Gunung Tahan ( 2187  m ). It flows into the South China Sea about 9 km east of the city of Pekan .

Hydrology

Floods often occur in the winter months during the rainy season.

photos

Individual evidence

  1. An Appropriate Institutional Framework Towards Integrated Water Resources Management in Pahang River Basin, Malaysia ( Memento of the original from April 10, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.eurojournals.com
  2. Pahang River  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 2.4 MB)@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / flood.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp