The Sungi River is a river in Bali, Indonesia.Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.Tukad Sungi at Geonames.org (cc-by); Last updated 17 January 2012; Database dump downloaded 27 November 2015 Its source is located in the mountainous area in the central-northern part of Bali. It flows through the ancient site of Mengwi and enters the sea to the west of Kerobokan Kelod on the southern coast.
The Sungi River forms most of the eastern boundary of the Tabanan Regency and provides irrigation water for 4,200 ha of sawah (rice paddies) within one regency (kabupaten) alone.
History The first King of Mengwi, the Lord of Balayu, built a dam over the Sungi River. According to Henk Schulte Nordholt, this dam was very important for the economy along the river bank, providing needed irrigation for the people to prosper.
Geography The river flows in the middle to the south of Bali with a predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification). The annual average temperature in the area is . The warmest month is October when the average temperature is around , and the coldest is July, at . The average annual rainfall is . The wettest month is January, with an average of of rainfall, and the driest is September, with of rainfall.
See also List of bodies of water in Bali List of drainage basins of Indonesia List of rivers of Indonesia List of rivers of Lesser Sunda Islands
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