Our chosen spot - Sukau

 

Sukau is a village located by the Kinabatangan River (Sungai Kinabatangan) in Sabah, eastern Malaysia, on the island of Borneo.
Kinabatangan is the second longest river in Malaysia, with a length of 560 kilometers from its headwaters in the mountains of southwest Sabah, to its outlet at the Sulu Sea, east of Sandakan.
Kinabatangan is known for its remarkable wildlife and fascinating habitats such as limestone caves at Gomantong hill, dryland dipterocarp forests, riverine forest, freshwater swamp forest, oxbow lakes and salty mangrove swamps near the coast.



 

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FLOOD ISSUE

The Kinabatangan River is the largest and longest river in the Malaysian state of Sabah. It has a main channel length of about 560 km, a catchment area of about 16,800 km² and covers almost 23% of the total land area of Sabah.

Mean annual rainfall in the catchment is between 2,500 mm and 3,000 mm. Flooding is common along the Kinabatangan, with major flood events causing serious damage to livelihoods and property in 1963, 1967, 1986, 1996 and 2000

2013 February 27    Water level recorded 10.47m   Worst hit: Kampung Litang and Kampung Tidong

2012 Jan 06            Water level recorded 8.5m

2011 April 12            Water level recorded 9.75m
2010 January 24     Water level recorded 11.4m-11.62   Worst hit: Kg Batu Putih, Kuamut and Bukit Garam
2009 February 09   Water level recorded 10.35m     Worst hit: Pangkalan Bukit Garam, Muhibbah, Kuamat and Danau Ria

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Some article:

http://www.wwf.org.my/about_wwf/what_we_do/freshwater_main/freshwater_conserving_river_basins/focus_areas/projects_irbm_for_kinabatangan_river_basin/kinabatangan_issues/

http://insightsabah.gov.my/article/read/159

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/1/25/nation/5539953&sec=nation

Endangered flore & fauna

http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/sitefactsheet.php?id=16025