The Rawas River is a river in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, about 500 km (300 mi) northwest of the capital Jakarta[1] It is a tributary of the Musi River.

Rawas River Sungai Rawas, Air Rawas, Batang Air Rawas
The Rawas River at Bien Gien Telok, Rawas district, Sumatra
Location of river mouth Show map of Sumatra Rawas River (Indonesia) Show map of Indonesia
Location
Country	Indonesia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Sumatra
Mouth	Musi River
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Simpang-kanan River

Geography

The river flows in the southern area of Sumatra with predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen–Geiger climate classification).[2] The annual average temperature in the area is 23 °C (73 °F). The warmest month is October, when the average temperature is around 24 °C (75 °F), and the coldest is June, at 22 °C (72 °F).[3] The average annual rainfall is 3,546 mm (139.6 in). The wettest month is December, with an average of 482 mm (19.0 in) rainfall, and the driest is June, with 115 mm (4.5 in) rainfall.[4]

See also

• List of rivers of Indonesia
• List of rivers of Sumatra

References