Serayu River
Hydrology
The river spanned from northeast to southwest with a length of around 181 km, and crossing five kabupaten (regency) in Central Java; they are Wonosobo Regency, Banjarnegara Regency, Purbalingga Regency, Banyumas Regency, draining to Indian Ocean with estuarine located at Cilacap Regency.
Geography
The river flows in the southern central area of Java with a predominantly tropical monsoon climate (designated as Am in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification). The annual average temperature in the area is 24 °C. The warmest month is March, when the average temperature is around 25 °C, and the coldest is August, at 23 °C. The average annual rainfall is 3897 mm. The wettest month is January, with an average of 561 mm of rainfall, and the driest is September, with 34 mm of rainfall.
Uses
Mrica Dam is a hydroelectric power dam installed in the Serayu River.
Water rafting is one of the tourist attractions in the villages of Tunggara and Prigi, in Banjarnegara Regency.
Gallery
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Serayu river -
Railroad construction by the Serayu near Kebasen, Banyumas -
Railroad bridge across Serayu near Kebasen -
Bridge at Rawalo, Banyumas -
Bridge near Maos, Cilacap (before 1917) -
Bridge built in 1890 -
Serayu river
See also
- Sarayu River, in India, Sarayu and Serayu have been named after river in Hindu epic Ramayana
- Sunda Kingdom, Hindu kingdom of Central and Western Java through which this river flowed
- List of drainage basins of Indonesia
- List of rivers of Indonesia
- List of rivers of Java