Sibu
Sarawak, Malaysia · Population 278,400
Tools
Is it hazy, is the water on, and is the river coming up. Those three first.
Loading Haze: the API reading and school closures…
Haze: the API reading and school closures
Loading Is the Water Off? Sibu…
Is the Water Off? Sibu
Loading The Rajang, Gauge by Gauge…
The Rajang, Gauge by Gauge
Rain Upstream on the Rajang
Measured rain at named gauges from Kapit down to Sibu — the leading half of the flood mechanism, days before it shows up as a river reading in town.
King Tide Dates in Sibu
Whether today is a king tide day and when the next run starts — the tide half of a Sibu flood, published a year ahead with the department's own dates and heights.
The Rajang at Sibu: Flood Levels
The river's level in town against the four levels DID Sarawak publishes for that gauge — plus why Sibu only floods when upriver rain meets a king tide, and which areas the flood scheme leaves out.
When the Town Stops: Sibu's Four Calendars
Chinese New Year, Cheng Beng, Gawai, Hari Raya, Good Friday and Christmas, each with its next date worked out for you — because in Sibu the days everything closes come off four different calendars.
Who to Call in Sibu
Water, the council, floods and boats — the right number for each, and which of Sibu's two councils covers where you live.
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Changelog
- New toolShipped the king tide dates page
- UpdatedReplaced king tide dates on the flood page that had already passed
- UpdatedDated the water-loss figure and added the Salim plant's timetable
- UpdatedAdded the rural district council to Who to Call
- New toolShipped a king tide calendar for Sibu
- New toolShipped rain gauges upstream on the Rajang
- UpdatedFixed the flood-level page, which had not been showing a reading
- New toolShipped a page showing the Rajang at every gauge from Kapit down to town
- Town updateAdded a sketch of the express boats on the Rajang
- ResearchCorrected the research: the Sibu Water Board no longer exists
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