The Tabalong River (; ) is a river traversing Tabalong Regency, in the province of South Kalimantan, Indonesia.Sungai Tabalon at Geonames.org (cc-by); Last updated 17 January 2012; Database dump downloaded 27 November 2015Sungai Tabalong: Indonesia. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA The river flows into the Negara River. It is a confluence of two tributaries: the Left Tabalong and Right Tabalong rivers.
The river has a length of 45 km, width of 80 metres and average depth of 3.5 metres.Pilih sungai? Pilih jalan raya?. Yusni Anani. 21 Agustus 2009
Geography
The river flows in the southeast area of Borneo island with predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification). The annual average temperature in the area is 24 °C. The warmest month is June, when the average temperature is around 26 °C, and the coldest is January, at 22 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2982 mm. The wettest month is December, with an average of 392 mm rainfall, and the driest is September, with 101 mm rainfall.
Use The Tabalong River provides a large swamp land, which can be used to grow rice during the dry season. However, during the wet season, the discharge of the river and its tributaries increases so high, that it often threatened the harvest and caused flooding in the nearby villages.Debit Sungai Meningkat, BPBD Tabalong Lakukan Pemantauan di Lokasi-lokasi ini. Tribun News – Hulu Sungai Utara. Penulis: Dony Usman, Editor: Didik Trio. 2 Maret 2018.Air Sungai Tabalong di Desa Solan Tiba-tiba Meluap, Warga Panik, Beberapa Rumah Alami Kerusakan. Tribun News banjarmasinpost.co.id – Tabalong. Penulis: Dony Usman, Editor: Elpianur Achmad. 28 November 2018. Therefore, the local government builds flood gates to control the flow and prevent floods.Sawah Sering Kebanjiran, HSU Bangun Pintu Air di Tabalong Mati. Tribun News – Hulu Sungai Utara. Penulis: Reni Kurnia Wati, Editor: Didik Trio. 22 Juli 2018.
The abundance of water during the wet season is actually useful to fill up the pools for fishery.Musim Hujan, Jadi Momen Warga Haur Gading Kembangkan Bibit Ikan. Tribun News – Hulu Sungai Utara. Penulis: Reni Kurnia Wati, Editor: Didik Trio. 19 November 2018
See also List of drainage basins of Indonesia List of rivers of Indonesia List of rivers of Kalimantan
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