Brantas River

River in East Java in Indonesia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The Brantas is the longest river in East Java, Indonesia.[2] It has a length of 320 km,[3] and drains an area of over 11,000 km2 from the southern slope of Mount Kawi-Kelud-Butak, Mount Wilis, and the northern slopes of Mount Liman-Limas, Mount Welirang, and Mount Anjasmoro.[4] Its course is semi-circular or spiral in shape: at its source, the river heads southeast, but gradually curves south, then southwest, west, then north, and finally it flows generally eastward at the point where it branches off to become the Kalimas and Porong River.

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Brantas River
Kali Brantas, Sungai Brantas
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Brantas river, Kediri regency.
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Location of river mouth
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Brantas River (Indonesia)
Location
Country Indonesia
ProvinceEast Java
Physical characteristics
SourceArjuno-Welirang
Mouth 
  location
Madura Strait
Length320 km (200 mi)
Basin size11,900 km2 (4,600 sq mi)[1]
Discharge 
  locationNear mouth
  average579 m3/s (20,400 cu ft/s)
Basin features
River systemBrantas Basin (DAS220228)[1]
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Lithography of Brantas river based on the painting by Abraham Salm (1865-1872)
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Brantas river before 1940

History

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Brantas River in the area of Surabaya, early 20th century
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Shallow Brantas river near Kediri.

King Mpu Sindok moved his kingdom from the Mataram Kingdom in Central Java to a new location on this river circa 950 A.D. Possibly (only one of several reasons given) due to a Mount Merapi volcanic eruption, he had to leave his kingdom to this new safe place near the present city of Madiun.

Cities and regencies on the Brantas River

Geography

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Perspective

The river flows in the eastern area of Java with a predominantly tropical monsoon climate (designated as Am in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[5] The annual average temperature in the area is 26 °C. The warmest month is October when the average temperature is around 30 °C, and the coldest is June, at 24 °C on average.[6] The average annual rainfall is 2982 mm. The wettest month is March, with an average of 496 mm of rainfall, and the driest is August, with 28 mm of rainfall.[7]

Quick Facts Climate chart (explanation), Imperial conversion ...
Brantas River
Climate chart (explanation)
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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
 
 
459
 
 
28
21
 
 
453
 
 
27
22
 
 
496
 
 
27
21
 
 
282
 
 
28
22
 
 
144
 
 
29
22
 
 
175
 
 
27
20
 
 
65
 
 
29
20
 
 
28
 
 
32
20
 
 
35
 
 
35
21
 
 
111
 
 
37
22
 
 
295
 
 
35
23
 
 
439
 
 
30
21
Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
Source: [6]
Imperial conversion
JFMAMJJASOND
 
 
18
 
 
82
70
 
 
18
 
 
81
72
 
 
20
 
 
81
70
 
 
11
 
 
82
72
 
 
5.7
 
 
84
72
 
 
6.9
 
 
81
68
 
 
2.6
 
 
84
68
 
 
1.1
 
 
90
68
 
 
1.4
 
 
95
70
 
 
4.4
 
 
99
72
 
 
12
 
 
95
73
 
 
17
 
 
86
70
Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
Precipitation totals in inches
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See also

References

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