Back نهر كلنتن Arabic Sungai Kelantan (suba sa Malaysiya, lat 6,19, long 102,24) CEB Sungai Kelantan German Kelantan ibaia Basque Sungai Kelantan ID Sungai Kelantan Malay Келантан (река) Russian கிளாந்தான் ஆறு Tamil แม่น้ำกลันตัน Thai Kelantan Nehri Turkish
| Kelantan River | |
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 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. | |
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| Native name | Sungai Kelantan (Malay) |
| Location | |
| Country | Kelantan, Malaysia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Mount Ulu Sepat, Kelantan–Perak border |
| • elevation | 2,161 m (7,090 ft)[1] |
| Mouth | |
• location | South China Sea between Tumpat and Kota Bharu Districts |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 248 km (154 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 557.5 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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.