Batang Hari River
| Batang Hari River Batang Hari, Sungai Batanghari, Djambi-rivier | |
|---|---|
The Batang Hari photographed during the 1877–79 Sumatra Expedition | |
| Location | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | West Sumatra, Jambi |
| Regency | Solok Regency, South Solok Regency, Dharmasraya Regency, Bungo Regency, Tebo Regency, Batang Hari Regency, Muaro Jambi Regency, East Tanjung Jabung Regency, Jambi City |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mount Rasan |
| • location | Solok Regency, West Sumatra |
| Mouth | South China Sea |
• location | East Tanjung Jabung Regency, Jambi |
| Length | 800 km (500 mi) |
| Basin size | 44,890 km2 (17,330 sq mi) 46,504 km2 (17,955 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Batang Hari Delta, Berhala Strait |
| • average | (Period of data: 1992–2016)2,556 m3/s (90,300 cu ft/s)
(Period of data: 2016–2020)2,819 m3/s (99,600 cu ft/s) 2,643 m3/s (93,300 cu ft/s) |
The Batang Hari (Indonesian: Sungai Batanghari) is the longest river in Sumatra island, Indonesia, about 600 kilometres (370 mi) northwest of the capital Jakarta.