Serang River Explained

Serang River is a river in northern Central Java, Indonesia, about 400 km east of the capital Jakarta.^{[1] [2]} The largest tributary is Lusi River, which discharges into Serang River after passing the city of Purwodadi.^[3]

Geography

The river flows in the central area of Java with predominantly tropical monsoon climate (designated as Am in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).^[4] The annual average temperature in the area is 25 °C. The warmest month is October, when the average temperature is around 28 °C, and the coldest is January, at 23 °C.^[5] The average annual rainfall is 2845 mm. The wettest month is January, with an average of 527 mm rainfall, and the driest is September, with 35 mm rainfall.^[6]

See also

• Kedung Ombo Dam
• List of drainage basins of Indonesia
• List of rivers of Indonesia
• List of rivers of Java

Notes and References

1. Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
2. http://www.geonames.org/1627544/kali%20serang.html Kali Serang
3. http://jawa-barat.stiemb.web.id/ind/2488-2378/Kali-Lusi_87851_stiemb_jawa-barat-stiemb.html Sungai Lusi (Kali Lusi)
4. Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification. 2007. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11. 1633–1644 . . 30 January 2016. 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. M C. B L. T A. Peel. Finlayson. McMahon. 5. free.
5. Web site: NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index. 30 January 2016 . NASA.
6. Web site: NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM). 30 January 2016 . NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission.