From the upper slopes of the
Titiwangsa Mountains near
Cameron Highlands, the
Jelai River flows in a southeasterly direction, passing through Padang Tengku and
Kuala Lipis before merging with the
Tembeling River. The Tembeling, which begins at the
Pahang–
Terengganu border at Ulu Tembeling within the
Pantai Timur Mountains, flows in a southwesterly direction passing through
Kuala Tahan. From its confluence near
Kuala Tembeling, the Pahang River flows in a southerly direction, passing through
Jerantut Feri,
Kuala Krau,
Kerdau and
Temerloh. At
Mengkarak, the river takes a turn toward northeast, passing through
Chenor and then turning east at
Lubuk Paku and Lepar into the floodplains of
Paloh Hinai,
Pekan and
Kuala Pahang before draining into the
South China Sea.
Basin extent and tributaries From the source to the mouth, the Pahang River basin comprises almost all the districts in Pahang, and eastern
Negeri Sembilan. The Pahangese section covers the districts of Cameron Highlands,
Lipis,
Raub,
Jerantut,
Temerloh,
Bera,
Maran,
Kuantan and
Pekan; while the Negri section comprises the districts of
Jelebu and
Jempol. The
Lipis River, a tributary of the Jelai, begins at the Pahang–
Perak border in Ulu Sungai,
Raub district and ends at the confluence with the Jelai at Kuala Lipis. The Semantan River, a tributary of the Pahang, starts in
Bentong district and merges with the river at Kuala Semantan. The Lepar River, a tributary of the Pahang, has its source in
Kuantan district in the east and merges with the river at Paloh Hinai. The Bera River, a tributary of the Pahang, begins at the namesake district of
Bera and merges with the river at Kuala Bera. At the Negri part of the basin, the Triang River, a tributary of the Pahang, begins near
Kuala Klawang in the district of
Jelebu and merges with the river at Kuala Teriang. The Serting River, a tributary of the Bera, is sourced near Serting Ulu in neighbouring
Jempol district and merges with the Bera at Kuala Serting. The only district in Pahang that does not have a tributary of the Pahang River or have the Pahang River flowing through it is
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