Pulau River

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River of Papua, Indonesia

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

::summary River of Papua, Indonesia ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox river"]

FieldValue
namePulau River
native_name
name_otherEilandenrivier
mapEilanden–Pulau River Basin.jpg
map_size300px
map_captionEilanden–Pulau River Basin
pushpin_mapIndonesia South Papua
pushpin_map_captionLocation of river mouth
subdivision_type1Country
subdivision_name1Indonesia
subdivision_type2Province
subdivision_name2South Papua
subdivision_type3Regency
subdivision_name3Asmat
length674 km
discharge1_locationEilanden Delta
discharge1_avg3,133 m3/s
basin_size37,164 km2
source1_locationJayawijaya Mountains, Highland Papua, Indonesia
source1_coordinates
source1_elevation4,000 m
mouth_locationArafura Sea
mouth_coordinates
mouth_elevation0 m
progressionArafura Sea
river_systemEilanden River
tributaries_rightWeehuizen, Kolff, Brazza, Baliem, Urumbuwe
tributaries_leftWildeman, Kampung, Doyusi
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Name

It was previously known as the Eilanden River based on Dutch colonial expedition maps, and was still shown with this name on some government maps in the 2010s.

Geography

The Pulau River has its source in the Jayawijaya Mountains near Puncak Mandala, around 4,000 m in elevation. It flows south out of the mountains, and then follows a south-southwesterly course to the Arafura Sea on the Casuarina Coast. 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). The annual average temperature in the area is 22 °C. The warmest month is January, when the average temperature is around 24 °C, and the coldest is June, at 20 °C. The average annual rainfall is 3,997-5547 mm. The wettest month is May, with an average of 594 mm rainfall, and the driest is July, with 384 mm rainfall.

Discharge

::data[format=table title="Eilanden River discharge"]

PeriodAverage dischargeRef.
Eilanden Delta
Eilanden with Lorentz at the Delta
3,783.1 m3/s*url=https://www.academia.edu/29742120
2002–20113,513 m3/surl=https://publicwiki.deltares.nl/display/JCP/Final+Reports
2002–2018107.72197 km3/yeartitle=2018 BUKU 1-KAJIAN PENGANYAN PEMBANGUNAN PULAU PAPUA
Eilanden at the delta
2015–20192,084 m3/surl=https://sda.pu.go.id/balai/bwspapuamerauke/public/deploy/pdf/1710505812_89eea39a7510226a3810.pdf
2003–201580.4 km3/yearauthor1=Radhika, Radhika
2002–20113,133 m3/surl=https://publicwiki.deltares.nl/display/JCP/Final+Reports
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*Monthly flow (Q) m3/s: ::data[format=table]

MonthQ
JAN3,294.5
FEB3,812.8
MAR3,816.3
APR3,990.7
MAY4,380.8
JUN3,816
JUL3,022.4
AUG2,811.9
SEP3,624
OCT4,176.9
NOV4,505.6
DEC4,144.7
Avg.3,783.1
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Tributaries

::data[format=table]

Left tributaryRightLength (km)Basin size (km2)Average discharge (m3/s)
Eilanden (Pulau)67437,1643,133
Urumbuwe2402,690.5294.6
Doyusi2001,208.4165.3
Kampung2902,133264.1
Baliem (Vriends-chaps)414.212,974.1791.3
Wildeman3303,412327.1
Brazza2702,113.8120.6
Kolff2,755.9199.1
Weehuizen (Boven Digoel)110577.668.9
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References

References

  1. (2013). "Final report Einlanden-Digul-Bikuma basin IWRM case study".
  2. [http://www.geonames.org/1630549/sungai%20eilanden.html Sungai Eilanden] – Geonames.org.
  3. "1916 Netherlands New Guinea Map". G. Kolff & Co.
  4. "Peta Struktur Ruang".
  5. [http://appgis.dephut.go.id/appgis/Arahan_pemanfaatan_2014/Papua.pdf DIREKTORAT JENDERAL BINA USAHA KEHUTANAN KEMENTERIAN KEHUTANAN]
  6. (). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences.
  7. (30 January 2016). "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA.
  8. (30 January 2016). "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month – TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission.
  9. "Grafik Neraca Air Pulau Papua".
  10. (2019). "2018 BUKU 1-KAJIAN PENGANYAN PEMBANGUNAN PULAU PAPUA".
  11. (2021). "PENGELOLAAN SUMBER DAYA AIR WILAYAH SUNGAI EINLANDEN-DIGUL-BIKUMA".
  12. (Nov 2017). "Computation of surface water availability in Indonesia based on satellite data". Jurnal Sumber Daya Air.
  13. "Papua New Guinea".

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