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River Basins in Papua

Papua Island at Indonesian side, which also called Irian Jaya has an area of 422,000 sq km. Currently it is divided into four river basins: 1. Wasi - Kale - Omb 2. Memberamo 3. Eilanden - Edera 4. Digul - Bikuma

Image of Papua from Google Earth

River Basins in Sulawesi Island

Sulawesi Island covers an area of 191,000 sq.km, which is divided into 17 river basins, as follows: 1. Ronowangko - Tondano 2. Bolango Bone 3. Randangan - Paguyaman 4. Bual - Lamburu 5. Parigi - Poso 6. Bongka - Malik 7. Lombok - Mantawa 8. Loa - Tambolako 9. Palu - Lariang 10. Lasolo - Sampora 11. Poleang - Roraya 12. Towari - Susuo 13. Kaluku - Karama 14. Pampangan - Kalaena - Larona 15. Sadang 16. Walanae - Cenranae 17. Jeneberang

Image of Sulawesi Island from Google Earth

River Basins in Java Island

River Basins in Java Island The island of Java covers an area of about 132,590 km2, where roughly 60 percent of the island is cultivated for agricultural purposes, of which about 45 percent benefits from some form of irrigation. It has been decided to divide island of Java up into 23 river basin subdivisions, where for each river basin three main topics are going to be considered: Survey of water resources; present day water consumption; and future water consumption 2005 – 2025. River basin system / Area (km2) 1. Banten / 6.930 km2 1.1 Teluk lada / 3.760 km2 1.2. Banten / 3.170 km2 2. C.J.C /

Image of Java Island from Google Earth

River Basins in Kalimantan (Borneo)

Kalimantan is part of Borneo island in Indonesia that covers an area of 539,500 sq km. The area is divided into 14 River Basins: 1. Cengal Batulicin 2. Barito 3. Kahayan 4. Mendawai 5. Sampit 6. Pembuang 7. Pawan 8. Kapuas 9. Mempawah - Sambas 10. Sesayap 11. Kayan 12. Kelci - Bercu 13. Karangan 14. Mahakam

Image of Kalimantan Island from Google Earth

River Basins in Maluku Islands

Maluku islands comprise of around thousand islands, small and large. The large islands are Halmahera, Seram, Buru and Wetar islands. Those 1000 islands with total areas of 75,000 sq.km, are grouped into three basins. 1. Basin of Wetar - Aru in the southern part 2. Basin of Seram - Buru in the middle 3. Basin of Halmahera in the northern part

Image of Maluku Islands from Google Earth

River Basins in Sumatra Island

Sumatera Island, which has a total area of 409,000 sq.km, has been devided into 30 river basins, as follow: 1. Krueng Aceh 2. Meureudu - Ureun 3. Pase - Peusangan 4. Jambu - Aye 5. Tamiyang - Langsa 6. Wolya - Lembesi 7. Singkulat - Tripa 8. Singkil 9. Wampu 10. Belawan 11. Bahbolon 12. Asahan 13. Barumun - Kualuh 14. Batang Toru - Batang Gadis - Natal 15. Rokan 16. Siak 17. Kampar 18. Indragiri 19. Silaut 20. Anal - Sualang 21. Batanghari 22. Sugihan 23. Baturusa - Cerucut 24. Mual 25. Mesuji - Tulang Bawang 26. Seputih - Sekampung 27. Semangka 28. Kanal - Alas - Talo 29. Lais - Bintuhan - Ketahun 30. Ibuh - Manjunto - Teramang Average annual rainfall for the whole Sumatera island is estimated as 2,600 mm.

Image of Sumatra Island from Google Earth