ASSESSMENT OF MOUNTAIN RANGE EFFECTS IN PENINSULAR MALAYSIA TOWARDS CATCHMENT AND RAINFALL PRECIPITATION USING GIS SPATIAL ANALYSIS

Water management such as water resource management, flood management, storm water management and river management are a crucial aspect that needs a special attention by the authority. One of the factors that can influence the mentioned aspect is the mountain. It is known that the study of mountains effects towards catchment and rainfall precipitation is very small in Malaysia. The reason might be due to the lack of data and difficult terrain of the mountains. Therefore, using ArcGIS Spatial Analyst Tools, a study is done revealing the mountains effects enough to see the importance of mountains in water management.