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Kelantan River

Kelantan River
The Kelantan River in Kuala Krai (about 70 km or 43 mi inland from the river estuary) in Sep 2005. In Nov-Feb the river can rise over 8 m (26 ft) above its normal level and flood the town.
Native nameSungai Kelantan (Malay)
Location
CountryKelantan, Malaysia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMount Ulu Sepat, KelantanPerak border
 • elevation2,161 m (7,090 ft)[1]
Mouth 
 • location
South China Sea between Tumpat and Kota Bharu Districts
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length248 km (154 mi)
Discharge 
 • average557.5 m3/s (19,690 cu ft/s)

The Kelantan River (Malay: Sungai Kelantan) (Jawi: سوڠاي كلنتن; Kelantanese dialect: Sunga Kelate) is a major river in Kelantan, Malaysia. Its drainage basin is about 11,900 km²[1] in northeast Malaysia, including part of the Taman Negara, and flows northwards into the South China Sea. The rainfall over the area varies between 0 mm in the dry season (March–May) to 1,750 mm in the monsoon season (November–January). The average runoff from the area is about 500 m³/s.[2]

  1. ^ a b R. Ibbitt; K. Takara; Mohd. Nor bin Mohd. Desa; H. Pawitan, eds. (March 2002). "Kelantan River" (PDF). Catalogue of Rivers for Southeast Asia and the Pacific (Volume 4). Archived from the original (pdf) on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
  2. ^ Environmental Software and Services GmbH AUSTRIA (1995–2006). "WaterWare: The Kelantan River Malaysian case study". Waterware Water Resources Information Management System. Archived from the original on 2018-10-13. Retrieved 2006-04-14.

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