Tembesi

The Tembesi flows through the forested interior of Jambi in central Sumatra. It gathers the Merangin and other rivers descending from the western mountains before joining the Batang Hari. The combined waters continue east past Jambi towards the sea. The river valleys give shape to the inland country, where tributaries connect the uplands to the larger navigable system and where settlements stand along the banks of streams flowing out of the Barisan range.