tides running into and out from the Perak: "Once a day and once a night the Sea runs up the Perak river and drives the sweet-water back into the forest, so that my house is made wet; once a day and once a night it runs down the river and draws all the water after it, so that there is nothing left but mud, and my canoe is upset." Course The Perak River is the second-longest river in peninsular Malaysia. The river sources from the highlands in Hulu Perak (Upper Perak) region, near the Thai border. It then flows through the regions two largest towns of Gerik and Lenggong, before meeting with the Kangsar River at the royal seat of Kuala Kangsar. It then enters the Perak Tengah region, flowing through the towns of Parit, Pasir Salak and Kampung Gajah, before emptying into the Straits of Malacca just outside Teluk Intan in the Hulu Perak (Lower Perak) region. Towns along the river basin Gerik Lenggong Sungai Siput Kuala Kangsar Manong Parit Kampung Gajah Pasir Salak Teluk Intan Bagan Datoh Gallery See also Geography of Malaysia List of rivers of Malaysia References Rivers of Perak Rivers of Malaysia