The Segamat River () is a

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which flows within the District of

Segamat The Segamat District () or simply Segamat is a List of districts in Malaysia, district in the Malaysian states of Malaysia, state of Johor. Segamat (town), Segamat is also the name of the district's primary town. Segamat district is one of the t ...

Johor Johor, also spelled Johore,'' is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia in the south of the Malay Peninsula. It borders with Pahang, Malacca and Negeri Sembilan to the north. Johor has maritime borders with Singapore ...

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which also flows through

town center. The source of the river is at Gunung Besar which is located within Endau Rompin National Park and its confluence is at the

Muar River The Muar River () is a river which flows through the states of Negeri Sembilan and Johor in Malaysia. Its drainage basin encompasses the states aforementioned, as well as Pahang and Malacca. Measuring around 250 km (155 mi) in length, the Muar i ...

History

The Segamat River was discovered by Bendahara Tepok and his troops while fleeing after the

Sultanate of Malacca The Malacca Sultanate (; Jawi script: ) was a Malays (ethnic group), Malay sultanate based in the modern-day state of Malacca, Malaysia. Conventional historical thesis marks as the founding year of the sultanate by King of Singapura, Parameswa ...

was conquered by the Portuguese troops led by

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in 1511. The Bendahara took a rest at an area by the river and drank the water there. He reportedly exclaimed, ''"Segar amat!"'' (Very Refreshing), thus the river got its name. Then, the Bendahara and his troops established the settlement called Rantau Panjang which later became Segamat town center. Since then, the river became the main transportation between Rantau Panjang and Muar until the advent of the national railway system and the road system ( Federal Route 1 and Federal Route 23) by the

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colonial government. Since then, the river was no longer used as an important transportation.

Bridgings

The river is bridged by three bridges in

town.

Flood-prone areas along the river

* Kampung Tungku Tiga *

Kampung Tengah Kampung Tengah is a small town and village in Segamat District, Johor, Malaysia. Kampung Tengah is divided into two main settlements - the Malay village side and the Chinese New Village - where both settlements are separated by Sungai Kapeh. Wh ...

town center ''(Bandar Seberang)'' * Kampung Lubuk Batu * Kampung Gemereh * Kampung Batu Badak

References

*YM Ungku Mohd. Zaman bin Tahir (1996). ''Segamat: Sejarah dan Mitosnya''. Al-Kafilah Enterprise. Segamat District Rivers of Johor {{Malaysia-river-stub

History

Bridgings

Flood-prone areas along the river

See also

References