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Kaso River (Garut)

Coordinates: 7°39′06″S 107°43′53″E / 7.6516°S 107.7314°E / -7.6516; 107.7314
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Kaso River
Ci Kaso, Sungai Kaso, Tjikaso, Tji Kaso
Kaso River (Garut) is located in Java
Kaso River (Garut)
Location of river mouth
Kaso River (Garut) is located in Indonesia
Kaso River (Garut)
Kaso River (Garut) (Indonesia)
Location
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceWest Java
RegencyGarut
Physical characteristics
SourceSouthern West Java mountain ranges
 • locationCisompet, Garut Regency
 • coordinates7°32′54″S 7°47′58″E / 7.5483072°S 07.7994876°E / -7.5483072; 07.7994876
 • elevation300 m (980 ft)
MouthCi Palebuh River
 • location
Pameungpeuk, Garut Regency
 • elevation
14 m (46 ft)
Length2 km (1.2 mi)
Basin size45 km2 (17 sq mi) (sub-basin of Cipalebuh basin)
Basin features
River systemCipalebuh basin (DAS210681)

The Kaso River, also Ci Kaso, is a river in the Garut Regency of West Java, Indonesia, about 190 km southeast of the capital Jakarta.[1][2] Coal-bearing sandstones, clays and limestones are typical geological traits of the Bandung area of southern Java.[3] The river flow merges with the Cipalebuh River, near the center of Pameungpeuk, southern coastal area of Garut, West Java.[1]

Geography

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The river flows in the southwest area of Java with predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[4] annual average temperature in the area is 24 °C. warmest month is March, when the average temperature is around 25 °C, and the coldest is September, at 22 °C.[5] average annual rainfall is about 3730 mm. wettest month is December, with an average of 542 mm rainfall, and the driest is September, with 61 mm rainfall.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
  2. ^ Ci Kaso at Geonames.org (cc-by); Last updated 2013-06-04; Database dump downloaded 2015-11-27
  3. ^ Woodward, Henry (1875). Geological magazine. Cambridge University Press. p. 482. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  4. ^ Peel, M C; Finlayson, B L; McMahon, T A (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification" (PDF). Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  5. ^ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. 30 January 2016.
  6. ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. 30 January 2016.

7°39′06″S 107°43′53″E / 7.6516°S 107.7314°E / -7.6516; 107.7314