The Serayu River is a river in Central Java, Indonesia, about 300 km southeast of the capital Jakarta.Kali Serayu at Geonames.org (cc-by); Last updated 2013-06-04; Database dump downloaded 2015-11-27Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
Hydrology The river spanned from northeast to southwest with a length of around 181 km, and crossing five kabupaten (regency) in Central Java; they are Wonosobo Regency, Banjarnegara Regency, Purbalingga Regency, Banyumas Regency, draining to Indian Ocean with estuarine located at Cilacap Regency. 2009. Karakteristik daerah aliran sungai (DAS) Serayu Provinsi Jawa Tengah berdasarkan kondisi fisik, sosial, serta ekonomi. Dept. Geografi FMIPA Universitas Indonesia. (paper tidak diterbitkan)
Geography The river flows in the southern central area of Java with a predominantly tropical monsoon climate (designated as Am in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification). The annual average temperature in the area is 24 °C. The warmest month is March, when the average temperature is around 25 °C, and the coldest is August, at 23 °C. The average annual rainfall is 3897 mm. The wettest month is January, with an average of 561 mm of rainfall, and the driest is September, with 34 mm of rainfall.
Uses Mrica Dam is a hydroelectric power dam installed in the Serayu River.Tempo.co: Usia Waduk Mrica Diperkirakan Tinggal 12 Tahun. Diakses 5/XII/2014.Dinas Budpar Banjarnegara: Wisata Waduk Mrica. Diakses 5/XII/2014.
Water rafting is one of the tourist attractions in the villages of Tunggara and Prigi, in Banjarnegara Regency.Kab. Banjarnegara: Arung Jeram Kaliserayu. Diakses 5/XII/2014.
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See also Sarayu River, in India, Sarayu and Serayu have been named after river in Hindu epic Ramayana Sunda Kingdom, Hindu kingdom of Central and Western Java through which this river flowed List of drainage basins of Indonesia List of rivers of Indonesia List of rivers of Java
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