Baram
Baram is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- 3.87°, 114.46°
About Baram
The Baram River (Malay: Sungai Baram) is a river in Sarawak on the island of Borneo. The river originates in the Kelabit Highlands, a watershed demarcated by the Iran Mountains of East Kalimantan, which form a natural border with Sarawak.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Baram River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Baram in Depth
Geography
The Baram river basin, an area of some 22,325 km2 (8,620 mi2), has been part of Sarawak since it was ceded to the White Rajah of Sarawak by the then sultan of Brunei in 1882, for a perpetual annual payment of 6,000 dollars.
The river flows westwards through tropical rainfores (Köppen climate classification Af type) to the South China Sea. The Baram catchment receives around 3,800 mm of rainfall per year. The Baram River terminates in a delta, which is subdivided into two units: East Barma Delta of Middle-Late Miocene age and West Baram Delta of Late Miocene-Quaternary age. The western unit is composed of mudstones enriched in organic components (total organic carbon content is more than 1.0 wt.%) which constitute substantial oil and gas reserves.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Baram River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Baram: Key Facts
| Length | 400 km |
|---|---|
| Drainage basin | 22,100 km² |
| Mouth | South China Sea |
Facts from Wikidata Q651903 (CC0).
Major River Dossiers
Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.
Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Baram: Quick Answers
- Where is Baram?
- Baram is located in Malaysia and Brunei, at 3.8714° N, 114.4636° E.
- Are there dams on the Baram?
- No dam on the Baram is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.