Mandau River Explained

Mandau River is a river in Riau province of central Sumatra island, Indonesia, about 1,000 km northwest of the capital Jakarta.^{[1] [2]} It is a tributary of the Siak River.

Geography

The river flows in the central area of Sumatra which has a predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).^[3] The annual average temperature in the area is 23 °C. The warmest month is August, when the average temperature is around 24 °C, and the coldest is January, at 22 °C.^[4] The average annual rainfall is 2899 mm. The wettest month is November, with an average of 403 mm rainfall, and the driest is June, with 115 mm of rain.^[5]

See also

• List of drainage basins of Indonesia
• List of rivers of Indonesia
• List of rivers of Sumatra

References

0.8°N 101.7833°W

Notes and References

1. Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
2. http://www.geonames.org/1636484/sungai%20mandau.html Sungai Mandau
3. Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification. 2007. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11. 1633–1644. 1633-1644-->. . 30 January 2016. 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. M C. B L. T A. Peel. Finlayson. McMahon. free.
4. Web site: NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index. 30 January 2016 . NASA.
5. Web site: NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM). 30 January 2016 . NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission.