Pulau River
Eilandenrivier
Pulau River is located in South Papua
Pulau River
Location of river mouth
Native name
Location
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Papua
RegencyAsmat
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMaoke Mountains, Highland Papua, Indonesia
 • coordinates4°49′26″S 140°24′51″E / 4.82389°S 140.41417°E / -4.82389; 140.41417
 • elevation4,000 m (13,000 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Arafura Sea
 • coordinates
5°45′35″S 138°07′17″E / 5.75972°S 138.12139°E / -5.75972; 138.12139
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length569 km (354 mi)
Basin size45,600 km2 (17,600 sq mi) 37,164 km2 (14,349 sq mi)[1]
Discharge 
 • locationEilanden Delta, Arafura Sea
 • average(Period of data: 2002-2011)3,133 m3/s (110,600 cu ft/s)[1] 3,784.72 m3/s (133,656 cu ft/s)[2]
 • minimum1,590 m3/s (56,000 cu ft/s)
 • maximum4,800 m3/s (170,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftBaliem, Urumbuwe, Lorentz
 • rightKampung

The Pulau River (Indonesian: Sungai Pulau, Dutch: Eilandenrivier) is a major river in South Papua province of Indonesia, with a total length of 403 km (250 mi).[3]

Name

It was previously known as the Eilanden River based on Dutch colonial expedition maps,[4] and was still shown with this name on some government maps in the 2010s.[5][6]

Hydrology

The Pulau River has its source in the Jayawijaya Mountains near Puncak Mandala, around 4,000 metres or 13,100 feet in elevation. It flows south out of the mountains, and then follows a south-southwesterly course to the Arafura Sea on the Casuarina Coast.[4] Important tributaries include the Baliem River (formerly Vriendschaps River), Wildeman River, Kampung River and Brazza River.

Geography

The river flows in the southern area of Western New Guinea with predominantly a tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[7] The annual average temperature in the area is 22 °C or 71.6 °F. The warmest month is January, when the average temperature is around 24 °C or 75.2 °F, and the coldest is June, at 20 °C or 68 °F.[8] The average annual rainfall is 4,000- 5,547 millimetres or 218.39 inches. The wettest month is May, with an average of 594 millimetres or 23.39 inches rainfall, and the driest is July, with 384 millimetres or 15.12 inches rainfall.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Deltares".
  2. ^ Firmansyah, Rendy. "Grafik Neraca Air Pulau Papua".
  3. ^ Sungai Eilanden – Geonames.org.
  4. ^ a b "1916 Netherlands New Guinea Map". G. Kolff & Co.
  5. ^ "Peta Struktur Ruang". Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  6. ^ DIREKTORAT JENDERAL BINA USAHA KEHUTANAN KEMENTERIAN KEHUTANAN
  7. ^ Peel, M C; Finlayson, B L; McMahon, T A (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11 (5): 1633–1644. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007.
  8. ^ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. 30 January 2016.
  9. ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month – TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. 30 January 2016.
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