The Padas River (Malay: Sungai Padas) is a river in Interior Division, southwestern Sabah of Malaysia. It has a total length of 120 km (75 mi) from its headwaters in the mountains of northwest Sabah to its outlet at the South China Sea, southwest of Beaufort town. Its source is originated from the mountains in the interior Beaufort, Keningau and Tenom Districts, which part of the Crocker Range system.[4]

Padas River
View of the river.
Native name	Sungai Padas  (Malay)
Location
Country	Malaysia
State	Sabah
Division	Interior Division
Precise location	Northwestern Borneo
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	From mountains in Beaufort, Keningau and Tenom Districts
Mouth
• location	At Beaufort District into South China Sea
• coordinates	5°10′50.4″N 115°33′36.7″E
• elevation	Sea level
Length	120 km (75 mi)[1]
Basin size	9,180 km2 (3,544 sq mi)[2]
Basin features
River system	Crocker Range[3][4]

Features

The river is important to provide water supply to Labuan and both districts of Beaufort and Tenom including as the main source of hydroelectric power to entire west coast of Sabah.[3] The river is among the destination for water rafting activities in Sabah aside from Liwagu and Kiulu River.[5][6]

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  Rocks in the river.
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  The river view from Padas Valley.
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  Vehicle bridge passing the river in Beaufort.
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  Water rafting activities in the river whitewater.

See also

• List of rivers of Malaysia

Further reading

• "Kompendium (Data dan Maklumat Asas JPS)" [Compendium (DID Basic Data and Information)] (PDF) (in Malay). Department of Irrigation and Drainage, Malaysia. 2018: 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

References

External links

• Media related to Padas River at Wikimedia Commons

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