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The Mookervaart River (Mookervaart Canal; also written in
Eburon Uitgeverij B.V., 2015. pp. 307-309.
The Mookervaart was originally constructed in 1678 to 1689 to draw one-third of the water flow from the Cisadane River and link to the city canals of Batavia, to control the flood. In 1732 Governor General Diederik Durven ordered the canal to be dug deeper to bring more water to the city, but this created stagnant pools that brought deadly illnesses, such as
Springer Science & Business Media, 2012. Furthermore, the canal also swells very high during the rainy season, so a lock was built at the upper end of the river in 1770.Stockdale, John Joseph. ''Sketches, Civil and Military, of the Island of Java and Its Immediate Dependencies, Comprising Interesting Details of Batavia, and Authentic Particulars of the Celebrated Poison-tree''
Harvard University, 1811. pp 221-222. Nonetheless, the Mookervaart still supplied the most water to Batavia in the 18th century.
Archived in ''Konservasi DAS Ciliwung''
- April 2012.
Indonesian
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as ''Mokervart'') is a canal connecting the Cisadane River
The Cisadane River is a long river in northern West Java, Indonesia. Note that the prefixed syllable "Ci" means river, so to avoid tautology the true translation is "Sadane River".
The river has its source at Mount Pangrango and passes through B ...
in Tangerang
Tangerang (Sundanese script, Sundanese: , ) is the List of regencies and cities of Indonesia, city with the largest population in the province of Banten, Indonesia. Located on the western border of Jakarta, it is the sixth largest city proper in ...
and ''Kali Angke
The Angke River ( or , ) is a long river in Jakarta, Indonesia. The river flows from the Bogor area of West Java, passing through the cities of Tangerang (Banten) and Jakarta into the Java Sea via the Cengkareng Drain.BBWS Ciliwung Cisadane. ''Pe ...
'' (Angke River
The Angke River ( or , ) is a long river in Jakarta, Indonesia. The river flows from the Bogor area of West Java, passing through the cities of Tangerang (Banten) and Jakarta into the Java Sea via the Cengkareng Drain.BBWS Ciliwung Cisadane. ''P ...
) in Jakarta
Jakarta (; , Betawi language, Betawi: ''Jakartè''), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (; ''DKI Jakarta'') and formerly known as Batavia, Dutch East Indies, Batavia until 1949, is the capital and largest city of Indonesia and ...
. Constructed from 1678 to 1689, this 25–30 meter wide channel is one of the important flood control
Flood management or flood control are methods used to reduce or prevent the detrimental effects of flood waters. Flooding can be caused by a mix of both natural processes, such as extreme weather upstream, and human changes to waterbodies and ru ...
water channels in Jakarta.Jan Kop, Wim Ravesteijn, Kasper Kop. ''Irrigation Revisited: An anthology of Indonesian-Dutch cooperation 1965-2014''Eburon Uitgeverij B.V., 2015. pp. 307-309.
History
The Mookervaart was originally constructed in 1678 to 1689 to draw one-third of the water flow from the Cisadane River and link to the city canals of Batavia, to control the flood. In 1732 Governor General Diederik Durven ordered the canal to be dug deeper to bring more water to the city, but this created stagnant pools that brought deadly illnesses, such as malaria
Malaria is a Mosquito-borne disease, mosquito-borne infectious disease that affects vertebrates and ''Anopheles'' mosquitoes. Human malaria causes Signs and symptoms, symptoms that typically include fever, Fatigue (medical), fatigue, vomitin ...
, increasing the mortality rates.R.J. Ross, Gerard J. Telkamp (eds). ''Colonial Cities: Essays on Urbanism in a Colonial Context''. Volume 5 of ''Comparative Studies in Overseas History''Springer Science & Business Media, 2012. Furthermore, the canal also swells very high during the rainy season, so a lock was built at the upper end of the river in 1770.Stockdale, John Joseph. ''Sketches, Civil and Military, of the Island of Java and Its Immediate Dependencies, Comprising Interesting Details of Batavia, and Authentic Particulars of the Celebrated Poison-tree''
Harvard University, 1811. pp 221-222. Nonetheless, the Mookervaart still supplied the most water to Batavia in the 18th century.
Hydrology
The Mookervaart River has a length of , with a watershed area () of 67 km². The average daily rainfall is 132 mm, with the peak debit at 125 m³.BBWS Ciliwung Cisadane. ''Pengendalian Banjir dan Perbaikan Sungai Ciliwung Cisadane'' (PBPS CC)Archived in ''Konservasi DAS Ciliwung''
- April 2012.
Geography
The river flows in the northwest area of Java with a predominantlytropical rainforest climate
A tropical rainforest climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southeast Florida, United States ...
(designated as ''Af'' in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification). The annual average temperature in the area is 27 °C. The warmest month is March, when the average temperature is around 30 °C, and the coldest is May, at 26 °C. The average annual rainfall is 3674 mm. The wettest month is December, with an average of 456 mm of rainfall, and the driest is September, with 87 mm of rainfall.
Historic place
Fort Anké
Fort Anké was a fort located in North Jakarta, Indonesia. It was built by the Dutch East India Company in 1657 along the river of the same name, to the west of the city of Jakarta. Historical names for the fort include Anckee, Anke, and Ankee.
Th ...
was built by the Dutch East India Company
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in 1657 at the intersection of the Mookervaart channel (Mookervaart River) and the Angke River
The Angke River ( or , ) is a long river in Jakarta, Indonesia. The river flows from the Bogor area of West Java, passing through the cities of Tangerang (Banten) and Jakarta into the Java Sea via the Cengkareng Drain.BBWS Ciliwung Cisadane. ''P ...
. Historical names for the fort include Anckee, Anke, and Ankee.
See also
*List of drainage basins of Indonesia
This is a list of river catchment areas, also known as drainage basins, in Indonesia.
Based on the National River Basin Classification map, Indonesia has a total of 42,210 river basins organized as a basis for determining watershed management poli ...
* List of rivers of Java
List of rivers flowing in the island of Java, Indonesia.''Map of Indonesia''. Peta Indonesia. Wawasan Nusantara. CV. Indo Prima Sarana. Accessed 29 Juli 2017.
In alphabetical order
Mouth location
The following list groups the rivers by the dir ...
References
{{Rivers of Java Rivers of Jakarta Drainage basins of the North Coast of Java