The Liwagu River (Kadazandusun: Baang Liwagu) is a river in West Coast Division of Sabah, Malaysia, flowing eastwards off the southern slope of Mount Kinabalu into the Labuk River in Sandakan Division. Most parts of the river are covered by primary and secondary forests.[citation needed]
| Liwagu River | |
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 View of the river. | |
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| Native name | Baang Liwagu (Kadazan Dusun) |
| Location | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| State |  Sabah |
| Division | West Coast Division |
| Precise location | Central northern Borneo |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | From the southern slopes of Mount Kinabalu in Ranau District |
| • coordinates | 5°59′38.9″N 116°34′09.9″E / 5.994139°N 116.569417°E |
| Mouth | |
• location | Towards Labuk River at Telupid District into Sulu Sea |
• coordinates | 5°53′18.4″N 117°30′02.3″E / 5.888444°N 117.500639°E |
• elevation | Sea level |
| Length | 200 km (120 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Mount Kinabalu |
Conservation efforts
editThe river is home to various habitat including plant, bird and insect species.[1][2] Its trail in Mount Kinabalu National Park is considered to be a preeminent birder's trail. The trail varies between open vistas and dense thickets, but is predominantly open, skirting the ridge-top as it goes along the north side of the river gorge. Some of the bird species include chlamydochaera jefferyi, chlorocharis emiliae emiliae, eumyias indigo cerviniventris, harpactes whiteheadi, megalaima pulcherrima, napothera crassa Luzon and zosterops atricapilla. Several insects species such as the graphelmis bandukanensis, liparthum, stalk-eyed fly (teleopsis) and myrmarachne mariaelenae also found within the river.[1][3][4] The intensive agricultural activities in Kundasang Valley area near the upstream of the river basin however has causing problems concerning the river water quality.[citation needed]
Features
editThe river is among the destination for water rafting activities in Sabah aside from Kiulu and Padas River.[5]
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Rocks in the river. -
The mountainous area around the river. -
The river as seen near a bridge.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Arthropods [Down by the Liwagu river a flash of bright blue light attracts the eye. A little damselfly makes its way across the clear water of the mountain stream with a few more flashes of blue iridescence]". Naturalis Biodiversity Centre. Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ P. Baas; K. Kalkman; R. Geesink (6 December 2012). The Plant Diversity of Malesia: Proceedings of the Flora Malesiana Symposium commemorating Professor Dr. C. G. G. J. van Steenis Leiden, August 1989. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 157. ISBN 978-94-009-2107-8.
- ^ Donald E. Bright (1990). "A New Species of Liparthrum from Borneo with Notes on Its Generic Placement (Coleoptera: Scolytidae)". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 44 (4): 485–489. JSTOR 4008656.
- ^ Fedor Čiampor Jr. (2002). "Systematic revision of the genus Graphelmis (Coleoptera: Elmidae) II. Graphelmis bandukanensis species group" (PDF). Entomological Problems. 32 (2): 149 [1/13]. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2019 – via Institute of Zoology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia.
- ^ Hafiz Ithnin (3 April 2018). "'Jump! Jump!', 'Boom! Boom!' [METROTV]" (in Malay). Harian Metro. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
Further reading
edit- "Kompendium (Data dan Maklumat Asas JPS)" [Compendium (DID Basic Data and Information)] (PDF) (in Malay). Department of Irrigation and Drainage, Malaysia. 2018: 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - Environmental Impact Assessment of the Liwagu Hydropower Project, Sub-study No. 3: Ecology. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. 1989.
External links
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