The Musi River (Indonesian: Sungai Musi) is a river in Southern Sumatra, Indonesia.^[8] It flows from south-west to north-east, from the Barisan Mountains range that form the backbone of Sumatra, in Kepahiang Regency, Bengkulu Province, to the Bangka Strait that forms an extension of the South China Sea. The Musi is about 750 kilometers long, and drains most of South Sumatra province. After flowing through Palembang, the provincial capital, it joins with several other rivers, including the Banyuasin River, to form a delta near the town of Sungsang. The river, dredged to a depth of about 6.5 meters^{[citation needed]}, is navigable by large ships as far as Palembang, which is the site of major port facilities used primarily for the export of petroleum, rubber and palm oil.

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Ampera Bridge over the Musi River
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Location
Country	South Sumatra, Indonesia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Barisan Mountains, Kepahiang, Bengkulu
• coordinates	3°24′21.528″S 102°35′53.1204″E
• elevation	1,300 m (4,300 ft)
Mouth
• location	Bangka Strait, South China Sea, South Sumatra
• coordinates	2°19′51.7224″S 104°55′19.9668″E
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	759 km (472 mi)[1]
Basin size	56,931 km2 (21,981 sq mi)[2] 59,942 km2 (23,144 sq mi)[3]
Width
• minimum	250 m (820 ft) (Palembang)[4]
• average	540 m (1,770 ft) (Palembang)[4]
• maximum	1,350 m (4,430 ft) (Palembang)[4]
Depth
• average	8 m (26 ft)(Palembang)[5]
Discharge
• location	Musi Delta, Bangka Strait
• average	(Period: 1992–2016)3,054 m3/s (107,900 cu ft/s)[2] (Period: 2016–2020)3,066 m3/s (108,300 cu ft/s)[6] (Period: 1971–2000)3,211.2 m3/s (113,400 cu ft/s)[1] (Period: 2009–2013)3,961 m3/s (139,900 cu ft/s)[7]
Discharge
• location	Palembang, (Confluence of Komering, 78 km upstream of mouth; Basin size: 53,500 km2 (20,700 sq mi)
• average	(Period: 1971–2000)2,953.7 m3/s (104,310 cu ft/s)[1] 2,700 m3/s (95,000 cu ft/s)
• minimum	1,400 m3/s (49,000 cu ft/s)[3]
• maximum	4,200 m3/s (150,000 cu ft/s)[3]
Discharge
• location	Sekayu (Basin size: 21,146.3 km2 (8,164.6 sq mi))
• average	(Period: 1971–2000)1,205.4 m3/s (42,570 cu ft/s)[1]
Discharge
• location	Tebing Tinggi (Basin size: 3,329.7 km2 (1,285.6 sq mi)
• average	(Period: 1971–2000)183.6 m3/s (6,480 cu ft/s)[1]
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Kungku, Klingi, Lakitan, Rawas, Harileko, Sebalik
• right	Keru, Nibung, Lintang, Kikim, Semangus, Keruh, Langgaran, Medak, Simpang, Dua, Penukal, Lematang, Belida, Kramasan, Ogan, Komering

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This river system, especially around the city of Palembang, was the heart of eponymous 7th to 13th century Srivijayan empire. The river mouth was the site of the SilkAir Flight 185 plane crash which killed all 104 passengers and crew on board in 1997.

The river flows in the southern area of Sumatra, which has a predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).^[9] The annual average temperature in the area is 24 °C. The warmest month is July, when the average temperature is around 26 °C, and the coldest is February, at 22 °C.^[10] The average annual rainfall is 2579 mm. The wettest month is April, with an average of 344 mm rainfall, and the driest is September, with 99 mm of rain.^[11]

The main tributaries from the mouth:^[1]

• The Musi River and Palembang
• The Musi River by Palembang
• The Ampera Bridge on Musi River, Palembang
• watershed of the Musi River

• List of drainage basins of Indonesia
• List of rivers of Indonesia
• List of rivers of Sumatra