Keriau River


The Keriau or Krio River is a tributary of the Pawan River in West Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Hydrology

The upper course of the river was the location of the Ulu Aik Kingdom, later renamed Hulu Aik.
The Krio River rapids are reached by starting from Pontianak in the direction of Ketapang by speedboat for six hours, then a four-hour trip in a smaller boat.

Geography

The river flows in the western area of Borneo island with predominantly tropical rainforest climate. The annual average temperature in the area is 23 °C. The warmest month is May, when the average temperature is around 24 °C, and the coldest is December, at 22 °C. The average annual rainfall is 3726 mm. The wettest month is December, with an average of 495 mm rainfall, and the driest is August, with 160 mm rainfall.