Pulau River
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Name
It was previously known as the Eilanden River based on Dutch colonial expedition maps,[2] and was still shown with this name on some government maps in the 2010s.[3][4]
Geography
The Pulau River has its source in the Jayawijaya Mountains near Puncak Mandala, around Template:Cvt in elevation. It flows south out of the mountains, and then follows a south-southwesterly course to the Arafura Sea on the Casuarina Coast.[2] Important tributaries include the Baliem (formerly Vriendschaps), Wildeman, Kampung and Brazza.
Hydrology
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).[5] The annual average temperature in the area is Template:Cvt. The warmest month is January, when the average temperature is around Template:Cvt, and the coldest is June, at Template:Cvt.[6] The average annual rainfall is Template:Cvt.[7] The wettest month is May, with an average of Template:Cvt rainfall, and the driest is July, with Template:Cvt rainfall.[8]
Discharge
| Period | Average discharge | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Eilanden Delta
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| Eilanden with Lorentz at the Delta | ||
| Template:Cvt* | [9] | |
| 2002–2011 | Template:Cvt | [7] |
| 2002–2018 | Template:Cvt | [10] |
| Eilanden at the delta | ||
| 2015–2019 | Template:Cvt | [11] |
| 2003–2015 | Template:Cvt | [12] |
| 2002–2011 | Template:Cvt | [7] |
*Monthly flow (Q) m3/s:
| Month | Q |
|---|---|
| JAN | 3,294.5 |
| FEB | 3,812.8 |
| MAR | 3,816.3 |
| APR | 3,990.7 |
| MAY | 4,380.8 |
| JUN | 3,816 |
| JUL | 3,022.4 |
| AUG | 2,811.9 |
| SEP | 3,624 |
| OCT | 4,176.9 |
| NOV | 4,505.6 |
| DEC | 4,144.7 |
| Avg. | 3,783.1 |
Tributaries
| Left tributary | Right
tributary |
Length (km) | Basin size (km2) | Average discharge (m3/s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eilanden (Pulau) | 674 | 37,164 | 3,133 | |
| Urumbuwe | 240 | 2,690.5 | 294.6 | |
| Doyusi | 200 | 1,208.4 | 165.3 | |
| Kampung | 290 | 2,133 | 264.1 | |
| Baliem (Vriends-chaps) | 414.2 | 12,974.1 | 791.3 | |
| Wildeman | 330 | 3,412 | 327.1 | |
| Brazza | 270 | 2,113.8 | 120.6 | |
| Kolff | 2,755.9 | 199.1 | ||
| Weehuizen (Boven Digoel) | 110 | 577.6 | 68.9 | |
See also
- List of drainage basins of Indonesia
- List of rivers of Oceania
- List of rivers of Indonesia
- List of rivers of Western New Guinea
- Southern New Guinea freshwater swamp forests
- List of rivers by discharge
References
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- ↑ Sungai Eilanden – Geonames.org.
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