| Apauwar River Appuvar River | |
|---|---|
  Location within Papua | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Region | Papua |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Indonesia |
| Mouth | Pacific Ocean |
• coordinates | 1°38′15″S138°11′03″E / 1.6375°S 138.1842°E |
| Length | 233.3 km (145.0 mi) [1] |
| Basin size | 2,874 km2 (1,110 sq mi) [1] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Near mouth |
| • average | 257.62 m3/s (9,098 cu ft/s) [1] |
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