Padas River
| Padas River | |
|---|---|
View of the river. | |
| Native name | Sungai Padas (Malay) in Long Pasia. |
| Location | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| State | Sabah |
| Division | Interior Division |
| Precise location | Northwestern Borneo |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | From Long Pasia through mountains in Beaufort, Keningau and Tenom Districts |
| Mouth | |
• location | At Beaufort District into South China Sea |
• coordinates | 5°10′50.4″N 115°33′36.7″E / 5.180667°N 115.560194°E |
• elevation | Sea level |
| Length | 120 km (75 mi) |
| Basin size | 9,180 km2 (3,540 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Near mouth |
| • average | 9.43 km3/a (299 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | South China Sea |
| River system | Padas River |
The Padas River (Malay: Sungai Padas) is a river in Interior Division, southwestern Sabah of Malaysia. It has a total length of 120 km (75 miles) from its headwaters in the mountains of northwest Sabah to its outlet at the South China Sea, southwest of Beaufort town. It originates from the Long Pasia in Sipitang and goes through the mountains in the interior Beaufort, Keningau and Tenom Districts, which are part of the Crocker Range system. Padas river is from Long Pasia.