The Madiun River ( or Kali Madiun) is a river in East Java and Ngawi, Indonesia, about 500 km to the east of the capital Jakarta.Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993. It is the largest tributary of the Solo River.Kali Madiun at Geonames.org (cc-by); Mail updated 2012-01-17; Database dump downloaded 2015-11-27 Its name indicates that it passes through the major city of Madiun, East Java, Indonesia.Kali Madiun: Indonesia - National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA. This river starts as several smaller tributaries converging near the city of Ponorogo, in particular the Kali Slahung, Kali Keyang, and Kali Sungkur.Tamtomo, Muslimin (2014) Spatial Planning for Flood Management in Ponorogo Retention Area. Graduate School Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta. It eventually converges with the Solo River near the city of Ngawi. p. 13.
Historical note In 1825, the Dutch East Indies soldiers built a fortress near the convergence of the Madiun and Solo rivers, to fight a local rebellion led by Diponegoro. The fortress was named Fort Van Den Bosch; known locally as Benteng Pendem Ngawi.p. 45
Geography The river flows entirely within the Province of East Java, passing through Ponorogo Regency, Madiun Regency, City of Madiun, Magetan Regency, and Ngawi Regency, with a savanna climate. The annual average temperature in the area is 26 °C. The warmest month is October when the average temperature is around 30 °C, and the coldest is January, at 24 °C. The wettest month is March, with an average of 546 mm of rainfall, and the driest is September, with 21 mm of rainfall.
For ages, the Madiun River has notoriously caused flooding during the rainy season. pp. 331, 363. Every year the seasonal deluge submerges many fields and houses along the river banks, including some districts in Ponorogo Regency in the upper reaches and in the Ngawi Regency in the lower reaches. Bengawan Madiun Meluap - Pojokpitu, Ngawi. 18 Januari 2017. Dua Kecamatan di Ngawi Terendam Luapan Air Bengawan Madiun - Bangsa Online, 02 Maret 2017. Sungai Bengawan Madiun Meluap, Jalan Kwadungan-Kendung Terputus - Kompas, 24 April 2017. The high debit of water overflows to the Solo River, adding to the regular flooding in Bojonegoro Regency. Hilir Jatim Masuk Siaga Banjir Bengawan Solo - Madiun Raya, 16 Februari 2017. During the dry season, the river becomes a tourist place for fishing or a place to mine sands for local people. Bikin Heboh! Warga Patihan Temukan Jenglot di Bengawan Madiun - Madiun Pos, 13 Januari 2016.
Tourism Wana Wisata Grape at the Catur river (Grape river). Madiun Mengaku Tak Tahu Soal Izin Wana Wisata Berita Madiun Grape - Tribun News, 11 April 2017.
See also List of drainage basins of Indonesia List of rivers of Indonesia List of rivers of Java
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External links p. 13. Using Madiun River as background.