List of rivers of Malaysia facts for kids
This is an incomplete list of rivers that flow at least partially in Malaysia. The rivers are grouped by strait or sea. The rivers flowing into the sea are sorted along the coast. Rivers flowing into other rivers are listed by the rivers they flow into. The rivers that have their mouths in Malaysia are given in italics. The same river may be found in more than one state as many rivers cross state borders.
The Gombak River (left) merges with the Klang River (right) in Kuala Lumpur.
Contents
Rivers by international borders
| International border | River | Area (km2) |
|---|---|---|
| Kelantan–Thailand | Golok River | 1,011.125 |
| Sabah–Indonesia | Sibuku River | 799.452 |
| Sabah–Indonesia | Sembakung River | 5,467.765 |
| Sarawak–Brunei | Pandaruan River | 222.378 |
Rivers by state borders
| State border | River | Area (km2) |
|---|---|---|
| Perlis–Kedah | Perlis River | 724.398 |
| Penang–Kedah | Perai River | 447.824 |
| Penang–Kedah | Jawi River | 231.031 |
| Penang–Kedah–Perak | Kerian River | 1,420.233 |
| Kedah–Penang | Muda River | 4,150.397 |
| Perak–Selangor | Bernam River | 2,836.333 |
| Selangor–Federal Territory | Klang River | 1,297.382 |
| Selangor–Federal Territory | Buloh River | 451.926 |
| Selangor–Federal Territory–Negeri Sembilan | Langat River | 2,347.882 |
| Selangor–Negeri Sembilan | Sepang River | 101.932 |
| Negeri Sembilan–Malacca | Linggi River | 1,297.668 |
| Negeri Sembilan–Malacca | Malacca River | 614.575 |
| Malacca–Johor–Negeri Sembilan | Kesang River | 658.263 |
| Johor–Negeri Sembilan | Muar River | 6,137.800 |
| Johor–Pahang | Endau River | 4,739.059 |
| Pahang–Negeri Sembilan | Pahang River | 28,682.247 |
Rivers flowing into the Celebes Sea
Sabah
- Kalabakan River
- Kalumpang River
- Serudong River
- Silabukan River
- Tawau River
- Tingkayu River
Rivers flowing into the South China Sea
Johor
- Johor River (122.7 km)
- Endau River (280 km)
- Sembrong River (110 km)
- Jemaluang River (40 km)
- Mersing River (60 km)
Kelantan
- Golok River (110 km)
- Kelantan River (248 km)
- Nenggeri River (52 km)
- Galas River (87 km)
- Lebir River (87 km)
- Kemasin River
- Semerak River
- Raja Gali River
- Pengkalan Datu River
- Mak Neralang River
- Bachok River
- Pengkalan Chepa River (10 km)
- Melawi River, Bachok
- Sungai Dua River, Bachok
- Tapang River
Pahang
- Endau River (280 km)
- Anak Endau River (110 km)
- Kuantan River (86 km)
- Pahang River (459 km)
- Jelai River (97 km)
- Lipis River (32 km)
- Dong River
- Gali River
- Raub River
- Gali River Son
- Gali River
- Semantan Hulu River
- Dong River
- Kechau River (63 km)
- Tanum River (12.5 km)
- Telang River (33 km)
- Betong River (20 km)
- Lipis River (32 km)
- Tembeling River (110 km)
- Tahan River (135 km)
- Jerantut River (13 km)
- Triang River (27 km)
- Serting River (40 km)
- Bera River (60 km)
- Semantan River
- Bentong River
- Jelai River (97 km)
- Pontian River, Pahang
- Jeransang River (17 km)
- Beletil River (18 km)
- Besul River (10 km)
- Burau River (12 km)
- Cerating River (52 km)
- Rompin River (83 km)
- Keratong River (22 km)
Sabah
- Apas River
- Bandau River, Sabah
- Betotan River
- Binsuluk River
- Bongawan River (32 km)
- Bongaya River
- Bongon River
- Brantian River
- Bukau River
- Burong River
- Gum-Gum Besar River
- Inanam River
- Jeragan Bistari River
- Kaindangan River
- Karamuak River
- Kanibongan River
- Keguraan River
- Kimanis River (31 km)
- Klagan River
- Klias River
- Kolapis River
- Kretam Besar River
- Lakutan River
- Langkon River
- Linayukan River
- Mamahat River
- Manalunan River
- Maruap River
- Membakut River
- Mengalong River
- Mengkabong River
- Merotai River
- Milau River
- Millian River
- Moyog River
- Mumiang River
- Padas River (120 km)
- Papar River (80 km)
- Pegagau River
- Pimpin River
- Sabahan River
- Sahabat River
- Samawang River
- Sapagaya River
- Segaliud River
- Sekong Besar River
- Sengarong River
- Sepagaya River
- Sibunga Besar River
- Simandalan River
- Sinsilog River
- Suanlamba Besar River
- Sulaman River
- Tandek River
- Tanjung Labian River
- Tatulit River
- Tegupi River
- Telaga River
- Tempasuk River (21.5 km)
- Kedamaian River (52 km)
- Warlu River (33 km)
- Kawang Kawang River (21 km)
- Tiram River, Sabah
- Tuaran River (80 km)
- Ulu Tungku River
- Umas Umas River
Sarawak
- Balingian River
- Baram River
- Bayan River
- Bedengan River
- Kayan River
- Kemena River
- Kerian River, Sarawak
- Lawas River
- Likau River
- Limbang River
- Lupar River
- Maludam River
- Matu River
- Mukah River
- Niah River
- Nyalau River
- Oya River
- Pandaruan River
- Rajang River
- Balleh River
- Balui River
- Bangkit River
- Bintangor River
- Igan River
- Katibas River
- Rambungan River
- Sadong River
- Salak River
- Samarahan River
- Samusam River
- Santubong River
- Sarawak River
- Maong River
- Padungan River
- Saribas River
- Sarupai Sadupai River
- Sebuyau River
- Sematan River
- Sembakung River
- Siang Siang River
- Sibu Laut River
- Sibuti River
- Similajau River
- Sparan River
- Suai River
- Tatau River
- Telong River
- Terusan River
Terengganu
- Besut River (69 km)
- Kenak River (13 km)
- Pelagat River (28 km)
- Jengai River (63 km)
- Dungun River (88.4 km)
- Ibai River (18 km)
- Nerus River (105.1 km)
- Merang River (8 km)
- Keluang Besar River (19 km)
- Kemaman River (167 km)
- Kertih River (12 km)
- Cukai River (24 km)
- Tebak River (29 km)
- Ibok River (28 km)
- Jabor River (24 km)
- Cherol River (37 km)
- Marang River (34 km)
- Mercang River (29 km)
- Paka River, Terengganu (41.6 km)
- Setiu River (126 km)
- Terengganu River (20 km)
Rivers flowing into the Strait of Malacca
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
- Buloh River (11.6 km)
- Kerayong River (20 km)
- Midah River (4 km)
- Klang River (120 km:40 km WPKL)
- Gombak River (30 km)
- Langat River (78 km)
Johor
- Johor River (212 km)
- Batu Pahat River (12 km)
- Benut River (30 km)
- Kesang River (37 km)
- Muar River (250 km)
- Segamat River (23 km)
- Emas River (85 km)
- Pulai River (22 km)
- Pontian kecil River (25 km)
- Pontian Besar River (16.5 km)
- Sanglang River (22.5 km)
- Sarang Buaya River (8 km)
- Sedili Besar River (57 km)
Kedah
- Kedah River (92 km)
- Kerian River (90 km)
- Merbok River (45 km)
- Muda River (203 km)
- Pedu River (31 km)
- Tajar River (8.5 km)
- Pendang River (55 km)
- Kulim River (19.2 km)
- Tekai River (31 km)
- Padang Terap River (50 km)
- Anak Bukit River (15 km)
- Padang Kerbau River (29 km)
- Dingin River (8 km)
- Sedim River (68 km)
- Baling River (10 km)
- Ketil River (103.6 km)
- Baling River (10.7 km)
- Chepir River (27 km
- Yan Kechil River (12 km)
Malacca
- Udang River (7 km)
- Duyong River (15 km)
- Kesang River (37 km)
- Linggi River (84 km)
- Malacca River (40 km)
- Muar River (250 km)
Negeri Sembilan
- Kesang River (37 km)
- Langat River (78 km)
- Linggi River (84 km)
- Lukut Besar River (22 km)
- Malacca River (40 km)
- Muar River (250 km)
- Tampin River (11 km)
- Batang Melaka River (28.5 km)
- Gemencheh River (55.5 km)
- Gemas River (33 km)
- Sepang River (30 km)
Penang
- Juru River (19 km)
- Perai River (73 km)
- Jawi River (15 km)
- Kerian River (90 km)
- Relau River (3.2 km)
- Teluk Bahang River (2 km)
- Air Putih River (11.8 km)
- Pinang River (3.1 km)
- Air Itam River (3.8 km)
- Dondang River (6.4 km)
Perak
- Bernam River (200 km)
- Beruas River (37.3 km)
- Jarum Mas River (4 km)
- Kerian River (90 km)
- Kurau River (92 km)
- Larut River (Jaha River) (25 km)
- Manjung River (18 km)
- Perak River (427 km)
- Kinta River (100 km)
- Sangga Besar River (Sepetang River) (33 km)
- Temerloh River (14 km)
- Dinding River (15 km)
- Tiram River, Perak (3.6 km)
- Bidor River (17.9 km)
Perlis
- Besar River, Perlis (6.5 km)
- Perlis River (11.8 km)
- Korok River (17 km)
- Mati River (13.3 km)
- Abi River (13.9 km)
- Arau River (21.5 km)
- Tasoh River (9.6 km)
- Santan River (10 km)
- Panggas River (7 km)
- Jernih River (8 km)
- Pelarik River (8.5 km)
- Batu Pahat River (6 km)
- Gial River (7.8 km)
- Kechor River (7 km)
- Jarum River (10.3 km)
- Temenggung River (6.75 km)
- Kayang River (6.4 km)
- Siran River (7.5 km)
- Chuping River (5.5 km)
- Kurong Batang River (4.7 km)
- Lencong Utara (5.5 km)
- Jalan Perlis River (5.3 km)
- Mentaloon River (5.5 km)
- Chuchoh River (4.8 km)
- Repoh River (4.5 km)
- Kurong Tengar River (4 km)
- Padang River (4.2 km)
- Ngulang River (3.2 km)
- Tok Pulau River (3.7 km)
- Jejawi River (3.4 km)
- Bongor Kudong River (2.9 km)
- Seriab River (6.5 km)
- Banat River (4.4 km)
Selangor
- Bernam River (200 km)
- Buloh River (11.6 km)
- Klang River (120 km)
- Ampang River (18.3 km)
- Damansara River (21 km)
- Kemensah River (2.7 km)
- Kuyoh River (10 km)
- Penchala River (14 km)
- Langat River (78 km)
- Labu River (18 km)
- Semenyih River (37 km)
- Selangor River (110 km)
- Sepang River (30 km)
- Batu River (25.3 km)
- Tengi River (43 km)
Rivers flowing into the Sulu Sea
Sabah
- Abal River
- Bode Besar River
- Kinabatangan River (560 km)
- Labuk River (260 km)
- Liwagu River (215 km)
- Paitan River
- Segama River (350 km)
- Sibuku River
- Sugut River (178 km)
Rivers flowing into the Tebrau Strait
Johor
- Johor River (212 km)
- Segget River (4 km)
- Pulai River (38 km)
- Skudai River (46 km)
- Tebrau River (33 km)
- Pelentong River, Johor (9 km)
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