The Pulau River (, ) is a major river in South Papua province of Indonesia, with a total length of .Sungai Eilanden – Geonames.org.
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.DIREKTORAT JENDERAL BINA USAHA KEHUTANAN KEMENTERIAN KEHUTANAN
Geography The Pulau River has its source in the Jayawijaya Mountains near Puncak Mandala, around 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 . The warmest month is January, when the average temperature is around , and the coldest is June, at . The average annual rainfall is . The wettest month is May, with an average of rainfall, and the driest is July, with rainfall.
Discharge
+Eilanden River dischargePeriodAverage dischargeRef. Eilanden DeltaEilanden with Lorentz at the Delta*2002–20112002–2018 Eilanden at the delta2015–20192003–20152002–2011 *Monthly flow (Q) m3/s: Month QJAN3,294.5FEB3,812.8MAR3,816.3APR3,990.7MAY4,380.8JUN3,816JUL3,022.4AUG2,811.9SEP3,624OCT4,176.9NOV4,505.6DEC4,144.7Avg.3,783.1
Tributaries Left tributary Right tributary Length (km) Basin size (km2) Average discharge (m3/s)Eilanden (Pulau)67437,1643,133Urumbuwe2402,690.5294.6Doyusi2001,208.4165.3Kampung2902,133264.1Baliem (Vriends-chaps)414.212,974.1791.3Wildeman3303,412327.1Brazza2702,113.8120.6Kolff2,755.9199.1Weehuizen (Boven Digoel)110577.668.9
See also List of drainage basins of Indonesia List of rivers of Oceania List of rivers of Indonesia List of rivers of Western New Guinea Southern New Guinea freshwater swamp forests List of rivers by discharge
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