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1.1 General
On 26th March, 2004, gigantic collapse occurred in northern caldera wall of Mt.
Bawakaraeng (Elev. 2,830m) in South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. The collapsed area is
identified a ridge including Mt. Sarongan (Elev. 2,514 m).
The volume of collapsed mass is estimated at 200 to 300 million m 3. The caldera-wall
collapse with a height of 700-800m brought tremendous damage to the surrounding area,
accounting for 32 people death or missing, 635 cows losing, many houses, elementary
school and about 1,500 ha of agricultural land buried. Total damage was estimated at about
Rp. 22 billion.
Mt. Bawakaraeng within the mountain ranges of Mount Lompobatang (Elev.2,871 m). Mt.
Bawakaraeng has large caldera formation. Mt. Bawakaraeng volcanic activities were took
place 10 million years ago in Pliocene Tertiary period. The volcanic activity continued to
Pleistocene Quaternary period which is one million years ago. The activity finished end of
Pleistocene Quaternary period.
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of excess sediment
volume
No.3 SP Sediment trapping facility
such as groundsill with
training dike at edge of
No.2 SP reservoir
No.1 SP
Reservoir
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Data Source: The Geology of the Ujung Pandang, Benteng and Sinjai Quadrangles, Sulawesi
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Annual average basin rainfall of 3,800 mm/year with a range from 2,400 mm/year in lower
reaches to 5,300 mm/year in upper mountainous area.
Other climatic indices in the Jeneberang River Basin are; temperature with a range from
21OC to 28 OC, relative humidity with a range from 79% to 88%, wind velocity with a
range from 0.9m/sec to 1.2 m/sec, sunshine hour with a range from 3 hours to 9 hours and
evaporation with a range from 4 mm to 5 mm per day.
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