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{{Short description|River in southern Sumatra, Indonesia}}
{{For|other rivers with the same name|Simpang-kanan River (disambiguation){{!}}Simpang-kanan River}}
{{Infobox river
| name              =Simpang-kanan River
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| pushpin_map        = Indonesia Sumatra South#Indonesia Sumatra#Indonesia
| pushpin_map_size   = 285
| pushpin_map_caption= Location of river mouth
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = [[Indonesia]]
| source1 = Mount Bujang
| source1_elevation = {{cvt|1951|m}}
| source1_location  = [[South Sumatra]]
| mouth = [[Rawas River]]
| mouth_location    = Hulu Simpang Kiri Hill, [[South Sumatra]]
| mouth_elevation   = {{cvt|1003|m}}
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The '''Simpang-kanan River''' ({{Langx|id|'''Sungai Simpangkanan'''}}, {{Lit|Right Junction River}}) is a river in southern [[Sumatra]], [[Indonesia]], about 600&nbsp;km northwest of the capital [[Jakarta]].<ref>Rand McNally, ''The New International Atlas'', 1993.</ref><ref>[http://www.geonames.org/8467165/sungai%20simpangkanan.html Sungai Simpangkanan] at Geonames.org (cc-by); Last updated 2013-06-04; Database dump downloaded 2015-11-27</ref> It is a tributary of the [[Rawas River]].<ref name=geologi/>
== Hydrology ==
The Simpang-kanan River rises up on Mount Bujang (1951 meter), converging with the Simpang-kiri River, which springs from Lumut Hill (1500 meter), northwest of Hulu Simpang Kiri Hill (1003 meter) and changing name into the [[Rawas River]], a tributary of the [[Musi River (Indonesia)|Musi River]].<ref name=geologi>Muhammad Fadlan Syuaib Intan. [http://siddhayatra.kemdikbud.go.id/index.php/siddhayatra/article/view/24 Geologi Situs Gua Batu, Desa Napal Licin, Kecamatan Ulu Rawas, Kabupaten Musi Rawas Utara, Provinsi Sumatera Selatan] (''The Geology of Batu Cave Site, Napal Licin Village, Rawas Ulu Subdistrict,  North Musi Rawas Regency, South Sumatera Province''). Siddhayatra. Jurnal Arkeologi. Vol 21, No 2 (2016). Hlm. 129. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.24832/siddhayatra.v21i2.24</ref>
==Geography==
The river flows in the southern area of [[Sumatra]] with predominantly [[tropical rainforest climate]] (designated as ''Af'' in the [[Köppen–Geiger climate classification]]).<ref name = "koppen">{{Cite journal | title = Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification| year = 2007| journal = Hydrology and Earth System Sciences| volume = 11| issue = 5|pages= 1633–1644 <!--sid = 1633-1644-->| date =<!-- 01/30/2016-->| doi = 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007| first1 =M C| first2 = B L| first3 = T A| last1 = Peel| last2 = Finlayson| last3 =McMahon| doi-access = free}}</ref> The annual average temperature in the area is 23&nbsp;°C. The warmest month is October, when the average temperature is around 24&nbsp;°C, and the coldest is June, at 22&nbsp;°C.<ref name = "nasa">{{Cite web |url= http://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/dataset_index.php|title = NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index|date =30 January 2016 | publisher = NASA}}</ref> The average annual rainfall is 3546&nbsp;mm. The wettest month is December, with an average of 482&nbsp;mm rainfall, and the driest is June, with 115&nbsp;mm rainfall.<ref name = "nasarain">{{Cite web |url= http://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/view.php?datasetId=TRMM_3B43M&year=2014|title = NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month – TRMM)| date =30 January 2016 |publisher = NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[List of drainage basins of Indonesia]]
*[[List of rivers of Indonesia]]
*[[List of rivers of Sumatra]]
==References==
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{{Rivers of Sumatra}}
[[Category:Rivers of South Sumatra]]
[[Category:Musi basin]]