The Sampit River or Mentaya River[6] is a river of Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia.[7][8] The river takes its name from the town of Sampit which lies on the river not far from the Java Sea. Near the mouth of the river is a noted beach park named "Pandaran Beach".[9] The Sampit flows into the Java Sea at 2°58′20″S 113°2′23″E.

Sampit River Sungai Sampit, Sampit-Rivier Mentaya River, Soengai Mentaja Soengai Mantaja
River mouth location Show map of Kalimantan Sampit River (Indonesia) (Indonesia) Show map of Indonesia
Location
Country	Indonesia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Central Kalimantan, Borneo
Mouth	Java Sea
• coordinates	2°58′20″S 113°2′23″E
Length	270 km (170 mi)
Basin size	14,000 km2 (5,400 sq mi)[1] 14,605 km2 (5,639 sq mi)[2]
Discharge
• location	Java Sea (near mouth)
• average	1,064.4 m3/s (37,590 cu ft/s)[3]
Discharge
• location	Sampit (Basin size: 12,360 km2 (4,770 sq mi)[4]
• average	1,431 m3/s (50,500 cu ft/s)[5]

Geography

The river flows in the midsouthern area of Borneo island with predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[10] The annual average temperature in the area is 23 °C. The warmest month is July, when the average temperature is around 25 °C, and the coldest is November, at 22 °C.[11] The average annual rainfall is 2991 mm. The wettest month is December, with an average of 476 mm rainfall, and the driest is September, with 82 mm rainfall.[12]

See also

• List of rivers of Indonesia
• List of rivers of Kalimantan

References