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Bamu River

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Bamu River
Gwavi River, Aworra River
Bamu River is located in Papua New Guinea
Bamu River
Location within Papua New Guinea
Location
Country Papua New Guinea
RegionWestern Province
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationGreat Papuan Plateau, Southern Highlands Province
 • coordinates6°38′51.666″S 142°49′12.432″E / 6.64768500°S 142.82012000°E / -6.64768500; 142.82012000
 • elevation1,113 m (3,652 ft)
MouthGulf of Papua
 • location
Bamu Rural LLG
 • coordinates
8°4′1.7796″S 143°42′37.2888″E / 8.067161000°S 143.710358000°E / -8.067161000; 143.710358000
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length310 km (190 mi)[1]
Basin size19,346.5 km2 (7,469.7 sq mi)[1]
Discharge 
 • locationNear mouth
 • 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]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • rightWawoi, Aramia

The Bamu River is a river in southwestern Papua New Guinea.[3][4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Papua New Guinea Coast".
  2. ^ Rudy, Slingerland; Neal W., Driscoll; John D., Milliman; Scott R., Miller; Elizabeth A., Johnstone (2008). Anatomy and growth of a Holocene clinothem in the Gulf of Papua.
  3. ^ Bamu River in Geonames.org (cc-by); post updated 2012-01-17; database downloaded 2015-06-22
  4. ^ "HOTOSM Papua New Guinea Waterways (OpenStreetMap Export)". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9. Retrieved 5 June 2019.