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The Perak River basin encompasses almost all districts of Perak, except for Kerian and Larut, Matang and Selama, as the Bintang Mountains serves as a drainage divide between the Kerian River basin in the west and the Perak River in the east. The river has many tributaries, including Bidor River and the Kinta River.
State border River Area (km 2) ; Perlis–Kedah: Perlis River: 724.398 Penang–Kedah: Perai River: 447.824 Penang–Kedah: Jawi River: 231.031 Penang–Kedah–Perak
Perak has 11 major river basins of more than 80 km (50 miles). Of these, the Perak River basin is the largest, with an area of 14,908 km 2 (5,756 sq mi), about 70% of the total area of the state. It is the second largest river basin on the Malay Peninsula, after the Pahang River basin. [150]
Chenderoh Power Station or Chenderoh Dam (Malay: Stesen Janakuasa Chenderoh) is a hydroelectric power station in Chenderoh Lake, Kuala Kangsar District, Perak, Malaysia.It was constructed by Perak River Hydro-Electric Power Company Ltd and completed in 1930.
Lake Temenggor was developed as a freshwater fish breeding site. The river fish are exposed to extinction due to toxic waste disposal, smuggling and use of chemicals and fish bombs, electric and tubular shock. Since 1997, the Perak Fisheries Department has issued freshwater fish stems and seeds through the Central Fisheries Center (PPD) at Banding.
The Kerian River (Malay: Sungai Kerian), alternately Krian, is a river in the northern part of the Malaysian state of Perak. The river originates from the Bintang Range. It flows westerly and discharges into the Strait of Malacca. The main tributaries are the Selama River, Ijok River, Samagagah River and Ulu Mengkuang River.
Watershed delineation is the process of identifying the boundary of a watershed, also referred to as a catchment, drainage basin, or river basin.It is an important step in many areas of environmental science, engineering, and management, for example to study flooding, aquatic habitat, or water pollution.
Kinta River The Kinta Valley is karstic in nature, as shown by the prevalence of mogotes throughout the area. Taken near Tambun.. The Kinta Valley (Malay: Lembah Kinta, Jawi: لمبه كينتا) is a geographical feature and conurbation in central Perak, Malaysia, surrounding and including the state capital Ipoh.