Kinabatangan River
| Kinabatangan River | |
|---|---|
A view of the Kinabatangan River | |
The river source and tributaries are in dark blue. | |
| Native name | Sungai Kinabatangan (Malay) |
| Location | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| State | Sabah |
| Division | Sandakan Division |
| Precise location | Northeastern Borneo |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | From mountains in Tongod District |
| Mouth | |
• location | At Kinabatangan District into Sulu Sea |
• coordinates | 5°37′34.1″N 118°34′21.4″E / 5.626139°N 118.572611°E |
• elevation | Sea level |
| Length | 563 km (350 mi) |
| Basin size | 16,795.5 km2 (6,484.8 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Kinabatangan Delta |
| • average | 840 m3/s (30,000 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Sulu Sea |
| River system | Kinabatangan River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Tongod, Karamuk, Tangkulap Besar, Lokan |
| • right | Pinangah, Imbak, Bangan, Kuamut, Koyah, Tenegang Besar |
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The Kinabatangan River (Malay: Sungai Kinabatangan) is a river in Sandakan Division, in eastern Sabah, Malaysia. It is the second longest river in Malaysia, with a length of 560 km (350 miles) from its headwaters in the mountains of southwest Sabah to its outlet at the Sulu Sea, east of Sandakan. The area is known for its high biodiversity, including its limestone caves at Gomantong Hill, dryland dipterocarp forests, riverine forest, freshwater swamp forest, oxbow lakes, and salty mangrove swamps near the coast.