Kambaniru River
The Kambaniru River is a river in the island of Sumba, Indonesia, about 1,500 km east of the capital Jakarta. With a length of approximately 118 km, it flows periodically through 9 districts in the East [Sumba Regency], exiting to the Bay of Kambaniru near the city of Waingapu to the Sawu Sea, with high debit in the wet season, but very low in the dry season.
Hydrology
The drainage basin of Kambaniru covers an area of 111,000 hectare, comprising 34 villages and 8 administrative districts. The area suffers from heavy degradation, requiring massive rehabilitation.Although quite low in water during the dry season, the river floods the banks yearly during the wet season, due to the minimal flood control programs. The lack of bridges forces elementary school students of Bidipraing to cross the river width of 65 metres and the depth of 1.2 metres daily to go to school in the village of Kiritanah, Kambera.
Kambaniru Dam was finished on 8 September 1992, located 10 km from the city of Waingapu, is the biggest dam in the regency, providing water to 1,440 hectares of rice fields in Mauliru, Kawangu and Kambaniru. The dam is located in the village of Malumbi, Kambera.