Selangor River

Selangor River
View of the headwaters of the Selangor River
Native name	Sungai Selangor (Malay)
Location
Country	Malaysia
State	Selangor

The Selangor River (Malay: Sungai Selangor) is a major river in Selangor, Malaysia. It runs from Kuala Kubu Bharu on the western foothills of the Selangorean/Pahangese Titiwangsa in the east and empties into the Straits of Malacca at Kuala Selangor in the west.^[1]

Water resources

The Selangor River basin is the largest resource of water in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, providing around 60 percent of the drinking water in the two areas.^[2] There are two water supply dams in the basin, the Tinggi and Selangor Dams, which were constructed in 1996 and 2002, respectively.^[3]

Towns along the river basin

• Peretak, Hulu Selangor
• Kuala Kubu Bharu
• Ampang Pechah
• Rasa
• Batang Kali
• Bukit Beruntung
• Bestari Jaya (Batang Berjuntai)
• Kuala Selangor

See also

• Geography of Malaysia
• List of rivers of Malaysia

References

1. "Pencemaran Sungai Selangor akibat sisa industri: Azmin". Utusan Borneo Online (in Malay). BERNAMA. 13 October 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
2. Camara, Moriken; Nor Rohaizah Jamil; Ahmad Fikri Bin Abdullah; Rohasliney binti Hashim; Aliyu, Adamu Gaddafi (1 October 2020). "Economic and efficiency based optimisation of water quality monitoring network for land use impact assessment". Science of the Total Environment. 737. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139800.
3. Sungai Selangor: State of the River Report 2015 (PDF) (Report). Shah Alam, Malaysia: Lembaga Urus Air Selangor. 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2022.

External links

• Media related to Selangor River at Wikimedia Commons

3°21′N 101°14′E / 3.350°N 101.233°E / 3.350; 101.233