Ogan - Komering Lebaks
Location:
3°10'-4°00'S, 104°30'-105°00'E; south of Palembang, South Sumatra.
Area:
200,000 ha liable to seasonal flooding.
Altitude:
10-25m.
Biogeographical Province:
4.21.12.
Wetland type:
11, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20 & 21.
Description of site:
A large expanse of freshwater swamps and seasonally flooded marshes along the Ogan and Komering Rivers, prior to their confluence with the Musi River near Palembang. There are numerous, deeply flooded backswamps, some of which form permanent open-water lakes (e.g. Legak Semandaway and Lebak Datuk). Some of the swamps completely fill tributary valleys.
Climatic conditions:
Humid tropical climate with an average annual rainfall of 2,546 mm (Palembang). There is a dry season (100 mm/month) from June to September.
Principal vegetation:
No information.
Land tenure:
State owned (Government of Indonesia).
Conservation measures taken:
None.
Land use:
Presumably fishing, with cultivation of swamp rice around the margins. The surrounding areas are densely populated.
Possible Changes in Land use:
The region has been the subject of many feasibility studies for drainage and irrigation schemes, but the extent of plans implemented or projected is not known.
Disturbances and threats:
Possible reclamation for agricultural purposes. There has been severe deforestation in the water catchment area during the past two decades.
Economic and social values:
No information.
Fauna:
Little information is available. The area is thought to be rich in waterbirds, and may be important for the endangered White-winged Wood-Duck Cairina scutulata.
Special floral values:
No information.
Criteria for Inclusion:
0.
Source:
Derek A. Holmes.