Maro River

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title: "Maro River" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["rivers-of-south-papua", "merauke-basin"] topic_path: "general/rivers-of-south-papua" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maro_River" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	Maro River
name_other	Sungai Merauke, Merauke-rivier, Merauki River
pushpin_map	Indonesia South Papua#Indonesia
pushpin_map_relief	1
pushpin_map_caption	Location of river mouth in Papua##Location of river mouth in Indonesia
source1_location	Maoke Mountains
mouth_location	Arafura Sea
subdivision_type1	Countries
subdivision_name1	Papua New Guinea, Indonesia
subdivision_type2	Region
subdivision_name2	Western New Guinea
length	382.98 km
basin_size	8,100.6 km2
discharge1_location	Near mouth
discharge1_avg	262.35 m3/s
width_min	48 m
width_max	900.1 m
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| name = Maro River | name_other = Sungai Merauke, Merauke-rivier, Merauki River | image = | image_size = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = Indonesia South Papua#Indonesia | pushpin_map_relief = 1 | pushpin_map_caption = Location of river mouth in Papua##Location of river mouth in Indonesia | source1_location = Maoke Mountains | mouth_location = Arafura Sea | subdivision_type1 = Countries | subdivision_name1 = Papua New Guinea, Indonesia | subdivision_type2 = Region | subdivision_name2 = Western New Guinea | length = 382.98 km | basin_size =8,100.6 km2 | discharge1_location=Near mouth | discharge1_avg =262.35 m3/s | width_min = 48 m | width_max = 900.1 m The Maro River, also known as Sungai Merauke, Merauke-rivier, or Merauki River, is a river that flows in Merauke Regency, South Papua, Indonesia. It is located just to the west of the Bensbach River of Western Province, Papua New Guinea.

Hydrology

The Maro flows from north-east to south-west, into the Arafura Sea. Its total length is 207 km and its width is around 48 - 900.1 m. The river is strongly tidal for most of its length and its lower reaches are affected by salt water. The main tributaries are Obat, also known as Oba. Associated with the river is a complex system of swamps and oxbow lakes which are of great importance for a large number of birds and reptiles. The Maro River borders the northern side of Wasur National Park.

Geography

The river flows in the southern area of Papua with a predominantly tropical monsoon climate (designated as Am in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification). The annual average temperature in the area is 23 °C. The warmest month is September when the average temperature is around 26 °C, and the coldest is May, at 21 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2238 mm. The wettest month is February, with an average of 445 mm of rainfall, and the driest is August, with 29 mm of rainfall.

References

References

1. [http://travelingluck.com/Asia/Indonesia/Indonesia+%28general%29/_2082538_Sungai+Merauke.html#geography Traveling Luck for Sungai Merauke, Indonesia (general), Indonesia]
2. [http://www.geonames.org/2082538/sungai%20merauke.html Sungai Merauke] - Geonames.org.
3. [https://lingkunganhidup.papua.go.id/gi/fckimage/file/SLHD/Tabel%20SD-11.pdf Tabel SD-11:Inventarisasi sungai. Provinsi : Papua. Tahun Data : 2010]
4. [http://ramsar.wetlands.org/Database/Searchforsites/tabid/765/language/en-US/Default.aspx Ramsar Sites Database: Wasur National Park] {{webarchive. link. (2009-09-27 , retrieved 2009-10-30)
5. (). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences.
6. (30 January 2016). "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA.
7. (30 January 2016). "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission.

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