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CHAP. I.J KLAKG AND LANGAT RIVERS. 81.
Directions.—^Klang river should be approached by Klaug strait.
From abreast Deepwater point keep along the Lumaut shore to avoid the
2\ fathoms shoal lying ofE the northern point of the channel, thence a mid-
^jhannel course for the police station, a large white house on the south point
•of entrance to Klang river. The station should be kept aboard to avoid a
spit which projects from the north point. Having entered the river, keep
mid-channel and follow the general rule of keeping in the bends and
avoiding the points. Great care is necessary in approaching Klang, as the
channel is narrow, and the bends sharp ; in the second bend below Klang
the depth is but 6 or 7 feet at low water ; the spit off the pier below the
fort must also be avoided.
Anchorage.—Moor head and stern off the town in 2 to 3 fathoms
mud ; the holding ground is bad. The river here is from 80 to 100 yards
wide, and there is not room to swing without touching the bottom at low
water.
Lumaut Strait.—The eastern side of Pulo Lumaut is separated
from the mainland by Lumaut strait, half a mile wide, and having very
strong tides. This strait is not recommended for even small vessels.
In the reach between the entrances of Klang and Langat rivers, at about
3 miles from the village of Lower Klang, there is a shoal having a depth
of 3 feet, hard sand. The channel is between it and the main, and keep-
ing close to the main as far as Lankat river, southward of which no vessel
should navigate without the assistance of a pilot.*
LANGAT RIVER has two mouths, one of which opens into
Lumaut strait, the other (the Jugru) into the sea to the south-west of
Parcelar hill. In the former the turnings are sharp and numerous
H.M.S. Teazer and Midge, 1871-4, drawing 8^ feet, ascended this branch
to Langat, about 13 miles from the entrance, and at its junction with
the Jugru. A good look-out must be kept for snags, and the services of a
pilot are necessary. At about 1^ miles inside the entrance, and extending
nearly across, is a sand-bank having only a depth of 2 feet ; the deepest
water is very close to the banks on either side. With the exception of this
bank the shoalest water found was 9 feet. The Teazer moored opposite
the Sultan's palace, a Malay entrenchement having a few guns, and had
room to swing only in one direction. The Sultan of Langat derives a
large income from the tin which is brought from the interior.
Jugru river, the southern mouth of Langat river enters the sea 10
miles south-eastward of Lumaut strait.f This river has about 3 feet on the
bar at low water, and 3 to 8 fathoms as far up as Parcelar hill, but is
only navigable for vessels of about 10 feet draught. The shore bank
* See Admiralty charts :—Malacca Strait, Nos. 7936 aad 7946.
t See Admiralty chart :—Malacca Strait, No. 794 ft.
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