The benefits of the river for human life are very important and very vital, all living things on earth also need a river. What are the benefits of the river for humans? Here are some of the benefits:
- Water container
The first benefit of the river is the river can accommodate the discharge of water that goes down to the ground through rain. Falling rain water will usually gather and flow to a place. The place is a shelter from rain water adalh river and also lake. - Drain water downstream
Water has a moving nature from high to low. Based on the nature of this water, the river can drain water from the upstream or water source downstream, aka the place where the river empties. This can prevent the buildup of water upstream, which can result in overflowing of river water. - Power plant
Another river benefit, no less important than other benefits is the river can be one of the energy that can be utilized as a power plant. Is a hydroelectric or hydropower plant, which is the use of the river as a power plant. The rapid flow of the river is used to turn the waterwheel, so that the waterwheel will cause the generation of generators in the power plant, and then generate electricity that can be supplied for daily needs.
However, it is quite unfortunate because although Indonesia has a lot of rivers, only a few rivers are utilized as hydroelectric power plants. - Center of the ecosystem
An ecosystem is a collection of dwellings of living things and all its supporters. In general there are several existing ecosystems, such as marine ecosystems, land, deserts and rivers.
In terms of biological, the river can be home to all living things living in its ecosystem. Types of fish - fish and aquatic plants is one example of the benefits of the river as the center of the existing ecosystem. - Making a living
Rivers are also often used as a source of income from various societies. With a lot of content and biodiversity, the river can be a source of sustenance. Let's say the fishermen, who use the river as a pond and also the location to harvest the fish for later sale.
Or it could be miners - stone miners who rely their life by finding and mining rocks in the rivers. Here are some types of livelihoods that use the river:
Fishing fisherman
Fishpond (fish breeding)
Stones miners
Sand Miner
Gold miners
Miners of other earth minerals, such as tin and so on