The Lariang River is a river in Sulawesi, Indonesia.[1]

Lariang River
Sungai Lariang, Salu Lariang,
Uwai Lariang
Native nameSalo Lariang
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSulawesi
MouthMacassar Strait
 • location
Lariang, West Sulawesi
 • coordinates
1°25′00″S 119°17′31″E / 1.41667°S 119.29194°E / -1.41667; 119.29194
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length245 km (152 mi)
Basin size7,069 km2 (2,729 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • locationNear mouth
 • average224 m3/s (7,900 cu ft/s)
Sulawesi is located in Sulawesi
Lariang
Lariang
Mouth of Lariang River

Course edit

Its tributary, the Pebatua River, arises in Donggala Regency, Central Sulawesi, and forms the Lariang when it is joined by the Koro River from the left (south) at 1°39′50″S 120°2′47″E / 1.66389°S 120.04639°E / -1.66389; 120.04639.[2] The river, as the Lariang,[3] goes on to form part of the border between Central Sulawesi and West Sulawesi and enters the Macassar Strait just past the town of Lariang.[4][5] The mouth is at 1°25′00″S 119°17′31″E / 1.41667°S 119.29194°E / -1.41667; 119.29194.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
  2. ^ Pasangkaju, SA 50-8 (topographic map 1:250,000), Series T503, United States Army Map Service, April 1964
  3. ^ Some maps such as "Lariang, Sulawesi Barat, Sulawesi, Indonesia". Collins Maps. Archived from the original on 2013-06-28. and "City (town): Lariang". TipTopGlobe. no longer use the name Lariang, but use Pebatua for the entire length.
  4. ^ "Plate 19 Indonesia Central: Philippines". Times Atlas of the World (seventh ed.). John Bartholomew and Sons, Ltd. 1985. ISBN 978-0-7230-0265-9.
  5. ^ The 1964 U.S. Army topographic map Pasangkaju does not show the town of Lariang.