The Warenai River is a river in northern New Guinea, Central Papua, Indonesia.[2][3] Tributaries include the Wapoga River.
Warenai River Sungai Warenai, Warenai-rivier | |
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Location of river mouth Warenai River (Indonesia) | |
Location | |
Country | Indonesia |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Central Papua |
Mouth | |
• location | Cenderawasih Bay, Nabire Regency |
Length | 304.3 km (189.1 mi)[1] |
Basin size | 4,334.2 km2 (1,673.4 sq mi)[1] |
Discharge | |
• average | 317.15 m3/s (11,200 cu ft/s)[1] |
The river flows in the northern area of Papua with predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[4] The annual average temperature in the area is 23 °C. The warmest month is February, when the average temperature is around 24 °C, and the coldest is November, at 22 °C.[5] The average annual rainfall is 5824 mm. The wettest month is March, with an average of 733 mm rainfall, and the driest is October, with 300 mm rainfall.[6]
2°52′00″S 135°55′00″E / 2.86667°S 135.91667°E