Mendawai River


Mendawai River is a river of Borneo, Indonesia. The longhouses of the Pendahara are located along the river in its upper course. The river has its source in the Schwaner Mountain Range.

Geography

The river flows in the southeast area of Borneo with predominantly tropical rainforest climate. The annual average temperature in the area is 22 °C. The warmest month is September, when the average temperature is around 24 °C, and the coldest is December, at 20 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2991 mm. The wettest month is December, with an average of 476 mm rainfall, and the driest is September, with 75 mm rainfall.