[1] It was one of two canals built in the 18th century under the order of Governor-General Gustaaf Willem van Imhoff originally to transport agricultural harvest from Bogor to Batavia (now, Jakarta).

[3] Baru Timur River flows from the Katulampa flood gate, built at the same time as the canal, along the major road Bogor Highway, passing Cimanggis, Depok, Cilangkap, until reaching the Java Sea in Kali Besar, Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta.

[6] In 1739, the Dutch East Indies government under Governor General Van Imhoff built Oosterslokkan ("Eastern Canal") for irrigation and transportation of goods from inland.

The canal was completed 14 years later, in 1753, but the effort to use it as a transportation way failed due to many leaks and the high cost of building multiple water gates.

[7] In 1970 clear water flowed in Kali Baru Timur, allowing the white stones at the bottom to be seen, bordered by various trees at both banks.

[2] People live along the river from the border of Jakarta and Depok, until Cijantung, Cililitan, Cawang, and even Cipinang, generally calling the canal "Kali Baru Timur".

[2] Baru Timur River is grouped into the Eastern Area Stream Handling System of Jakarta, along with Cipinang, Sunter, Buaran, Jati Kramat and Cakung River, with a total entry debit at the upstream of 139 m3/sec and the downstream of 237 m3/sec, and the exit debit at the upstream of 39 m3/sec and the downstream of 40 m3/sec, from about 21 tributaries.

The width narrowed significantly after the trash filtering grid at the southern side of the Cawang interchanges, then flowing to the north direction passing the areas of Cipinang, Matraman, Salemba, and Johar Baru, until Kemayoran in Central Jakarta.

[15] The diving team of Indonesian Army helped to open the obstacles in the underground canal, opening the blocked 70 meter part of the 180-meter long water tunnel which connect the stream from Katulampa Bogor to the flood gate number 11 which divides the flow downstream to the Sentiong dan Ciliwung rivers.