Woyla River

Woyla River
Country Indonesia
Physical characteristics
Main source Sumatra

Woyla River is a river in Aceh Barat in northwestern Sumatra, Indonesia.

Located on the western shore of Sumatra, the Woyla River was strongly affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. Its smaller, northern outlet, a closed outlet before the tsunami, was re-opened in April 2005 to be closed again in June 2006. The larger, southern outlet, which existed before the tsunami and has been widened by it, is migrating north since its northern bank is being eroded while sediments are being deposited along its southern bank.[1]

Fish diversity is low in the Woyla River, but the genus Tor or Keureling, a popular fish in Aceh locally known as the "king of the river", is represented by T. tambroides in the lower streams of the river.[2]

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References

Notes
  1. ↑ Templeton 2014, p. 39; Fig. 8, p. 14
  2. ↑ Muchlisin & Siti Azizah 2009, p. 67
Sources

  • Muchlisin, Z. A.; Siti Azizah, M. N. (2009). "Diversity and distribution of freshwater fishes in Aceh waters, northern Sumatra Indonesia" (PDF). International Journal of Zoological Research. 5 (2): 62–79. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  • Templeton, C. (2014). Morphological Changes to the Acehnese Coastline in Sumatra, Indonesia, since the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami (PDF) (Thesis). Wellesley College. Retrieved 23 December 2017.

Coordinates: 4°16′16″N 95°58′01″E / 4.27111°N 95.96694°E / 4.27111; 95.96694


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