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List of Papua New Guinea's largest primary rivers, in order of catchment area. [3] [4] [5] River Mouth coordinates Basin size Average discharge Length km 2 sq mi
The Fly River is the third longest river on the island of New Guinea, after the Sepik and Mamberamo, with a total length of 1,060 km (660 mi).It is the largest by volume of discharge in Oceania, the largest in the world without a single dam in its catchment, and overall the 20th-largest primary river in the world by discharge volume.
The Sepik (/ ˈ s ɛ p ɪ k /) [7] is the longest river on the island of New Guinea, and the third largest in Oceania by discharge volume after the Fly and Mamberamo. [8] The majority of the river flows through the Papua New Guinea (PNG) provinces of Sandaun (formerly West Sepik) and East Sepik, with a small section flowing through the Indonesian province of Papua.
The Purari has a 33,670 km 2 (13,000 sq mi) [6] drainage basin and is the third largest river in Papua New Guinea. The discharge varies through the year, averaging around 3,000 m 3 /s (110,000 cu ft/s)–4,000 m 3 /s (140,000 cu ft/s) at the delta.
Pages in category "Rivers of Papua New Guinea" The following 101 pages are in this category, out of 101 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
It can be thought of as a list of the biggest rivers on Earth, measured by a specific metric. For context, the volume of an Olympic-size swimming pool is 2,500 m 3 (88,000 cu ft). The average flow rate at the mouth of the Amazon is sufficient to fill more than 83 such pools each second.
Since the 1950s, people of the Gulf of Papua have been migrating to Papua New Guinea's national capital Port Moresby to find work. As a result of these demographic shifts, Port Moresby is home to a sizable community of Papuan Gulf residents. They are located primarily in the settlements of Kaugere, Kila Kila, and Horse Camp. Gulf Communities ...
The Strickland River is a major river in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea.It is the longest and largest tributary of the Fly River with a total length of 824 km (512 mi) including the Lagaip River the farthest distance river source of the Strickland River.