River in Papua New Guinea
Bamu River
Gwavi River, Aworra River |
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Location within Papua New Guinea |
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Country | Papua New Guinea |
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Region | Western Province |
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Source | |
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• location | Great Papuan Plateau, Southern Highlands Province |
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• coordinates | 6°38′51.666″S 142°49′12.432″E / 6.64768500°S 142.82012000°E / -6.64768500; 142.82012000 |
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• elevation | 1,113 m (3,652 ft) |
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Mouth | Gulf of Papua |
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• location | Bamu Rural LLG |
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• coordinates | 8°4′1.7796″S 143°42′37.2888″E / 8.067161000°S 143.710358000°E / -8.067161000; 143.710358000 |
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• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
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Length | 310 km (190 mi)[1] |
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Basin size | 19,346.5 km2 (7,469.7 sq mi)[1] |
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Discharge | |
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• location | Near mouth |
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• average | (Period: 1971-2000)1,113.6 m3/s (39,330 cu ft/s)[1] to 2,000 m3/s (71,000 cu ft/s)(1986)[2] |
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Tributaries | |
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• right | Wawoi, Aramia |
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The Bamu River is a river in southwestern Papua New Guinea.[3][4]
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