Solo River
The Solo River (known in Indonesian as Bengawan Solo, with Bengawan being an Old Javanese word for river, and Solo derived from the old name for Surakarta) is the longest river in the Indonesian island of Java, it is approximately 600 km (370 mi) in length.
| Bengawan Solo ꦧꦼꦔꦮꦤ꧀ꦱꦭ | |
|---|---|
Bengawan Solo passing through Bojonegoro | |
| Location | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Provinces | Central Java, East Java |
| Cities/Towns | Surakarta, Ngawi, Bojonegoro |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Southern Mountains of East Java (Sewu Mountains) |
| • location | Special Region of Yogyakarta, Central Java and East Java |
| 2nd source | Mount Merapi and Mount Merbabu |
| • location | Boyolali Regency |
| 3rd source | Mount Lawu |
| • location | Karanganyar Regency |
| 4th source | Western region of Mount Wilis |
| • location | Ponorogo Regency |
| Mouth | Java Sea |
• location | Gresik Regency & Sedayulawas (Lamongan Regency) |
• coordinates | 6.877111°S 112.556167°E |
| Length | 600 km (370 mi) |
| Basin size | 16,100 km2 (6,200 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 684 m3/s (24,155 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Bengawan Solo basin (DAS230217) |
| Landmarks | Fort van den Bosch; Solo Safari Zoo; Kusuma Bhakti Heroes' Memorial Park; University of Surakarta |
| Waterbodies | Gajah Mungkur Dam |
| Bridges | Sembayat Bridge; Karanggeneng Bridge; Laren Bridge; Tuban-Babat National Road Bridge; Oude Indië Spoorbrug bij Kléwér; Kanor - Rengel Bridge; Kaliketek Bridge; Lengkung Bojonegoro Bridge; Padangan Bridge; Solo-Cepu railroad Bridge; |
| Basin management & authority | BPDAS Solo; BBWS Bengawan Solo |
Apart from its importance as a watercourse to the inhabitants and farmlands of the eastern and northern parts of the island, it is a renowned region in paleoanthropology circles. Many discoveries of early hominid remains (dating from 100,00 to 1.5 million years ago) have been made at several sites in its valleys, especially at Sangiran, including that of the first early human fossil found outside of Europe, the so-called "Java Man" skull.
Bengawan Solo was the crash site of Garuda Indonesia Flight 421.