Kapuas River

The Kapuas River is a river in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, flowing about 1,143 kilometers from the island’s interior to the Karimata Strait. It is Indonesia’s longest river.

West Kalimantan: A province of Indonesia occupying the western part of Borneo. The river runs across this province from its inland headwaters to the coast.
Kapuas River hydrology: The patterns of water flow, levels, and seasonal variation in the Kapuas River. It describes how rainfall and basin conditions govern the river’s discharge.
Inland water transport in West Kalimantan: The movement of people and goods by navigable rivers in West Kalimantan. The Kapuas provides a major transport corridor across the province.
Kapuas River delta: The low-lying network of distributaries and sedimentary land at the Kapuas River’s mouth. Its channels form the transition from the river basin to coastal waters.
Climate change in Borneo: Observed and projected changes in Borneo’s climate, including shifts in temperature and rainfall. Changing rainfall may alter floods, dry-season flows, and wetland conditions in the basin.
Borneo: An island in Southeast Asia shared by Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei. The Kapuas drains a large part of Borneo’s Indonesian territory.
Kapuas River floodplain: Low-lying land beside the Kapuas River that is periodically inundated by floods. Floodwater spreads beyond the channel and sustains extensive wetlands.
Pontianak Port: A seaport in Pontianak serving West Kalimantan’s trade and maritime transport. Its access to the Kapuas links inland shipping with regional sea routes.
Sintang: A town in West Kalimantan at the confluence of the Kapuas and Melawi rivers. The confluence makes Sintang a key inland point along the river.
Peatland degradation in West Kalimantan: The damage or loss of peat-forming ecosystems in West Kalimantan through drainage, burning, or land conversion. Degraded peatlands can affect water storage and sediment or pollutant flows into the river.

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