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| Benanain River Mota Benenain, Mota Benain, Benoin River, Sungai Benain, Noil Benain, Benain River | |
|---|---|
  Location of river mouth | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mount Mutis |
| • elevation | 2,400 m (7,900 ft) |
| Mouth | Timor Sea |
• location | Malaka |
| Length | 132 km (82 mi) |
Basin size | 3,158 km2 (1,219 sq mi) |
The Benanain River is a river of western Timor, Indonesia.[1][2] This river is the longest and the largest in the West Timor area, with a length of 132 km. The river is located in three regencies: Malaka, Timor Tengah Utara and Timor Tengah Selatan, all in the province of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The stream rises from Mount Mutis, flowing in a southeast direction before discharging into the Timor Sea near Besikama.
Hydrology
[edit]The watershed (Indonesian: Daerah Aliran Sungai/DAS) of Benanain has an area of 3,158 km2 comprising most of Malaka, Timor Tengah Utara and Timor Tengah Selatan Regencies, and also a small part of Belu Regency. It has the largest watershed in the East Nusa Tenggara province. The Benanain River has a characteristic of very extreme discharge fluctuation, giving the indication that the condition of this watershed is in a serious damage. Consequently, every year this river causes much flooding.
Tributaries
[edit]Some of the largest tributaries of the river are:
- Baen River
- Biau River
- Asban River
- Okan River
- Muti River
- Bunu River
- Fatu River
- Laku River
- Besi River
Geography
[edit]The river flows in the middle south of Timor with predominantly tropical savanna climate (designated as Aw in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[3] The annual average temperature in the area is 26 °C. The warmest month is November, when the average temperature is around 29 °C, and the coldest is June, at 23 °C.[4] The average annual rainfall is 1760 mm. The wettest month is January, with an average of 305 mm rainfall, and the driest is September, with 5 mm rainfall.[5]
Uses
[edit]The inhabitants along the Benanain River use the water for agriculture and fisheries by traditional fishing or using nets. The Benanain Dam[6] in Kakaniuk village, district of Malaka Tengah, Malaka Regency, can distribute water to 15,000 hectare of farmlands. Other than agriculture, the dam is also used for flood prevention.
Ecology
[edit]This river is a habitat of local crocodiles.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
- ↑ Mota Benenain at Geonames.org (cc-by); Last updated 17 January 2012; Database dump downloaded 27 November 2015
- ↑ Peel, M C; Finlayson, B L; McMahon, T A (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007.
- ↑ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. 30 January 2016. Archived from the original on 11 May 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ↑ "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month – TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. 30 January 2016. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ↑ "Bendung Benanain, Kabupaten Malaka". Archived from the original on 12 December 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ↑ Gerombolan Buaya Berjemur Resahkan Warga