Wiriagar River
The Wiriagar or Aimau River is a river in southern West Papua province, Indonesia.[3][4]
| Wiriagar River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| State | West Papua |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | West Papua |
| Mouth | Bintuni Bay |
• location | Weriagar, Teluk Bintuni Regency, West Papua |
| Length | 73.6 km (45.7 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 3,873 km2 (1,495 sq mi)[2] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 239.2 m3/s (8,450 cu ft/s)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Wariagar basin (DAS720146)[2] |
Geography
The river flows in the southern area of West Papua with predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[5] The annual average temperature in the area is 24 °C. The warmest month is January, when the average temperature is around 26 °C, and the coldest is February, at 22 °C.[6] The average annual rainfall is 3744 mm. The wettest month is June, with an average of 484 mm rainfall, and the driest is October, with 153 mm rainfall.[7]
See also
References
- "Irian Jaya Coast".
- https://hukumonline.com/pusatdata/detail/lt4f2f760d2fff3/keputusan-menteri-kehutanan-nomor-sk511menhutv2011-tahun-2011
- Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
- Sungai Aimau – Geonames.org.
- 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. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007.
- "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. 30 January 2016.
- "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month – TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. 30 January 2016.
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