List of rivers of Papua New Guinea

This is a list of rivers of Papua New Guinea . ^{[1] [2]}

In alphabetical order

• Abede River
• Afai River
• Ajova River
• Arafundi River
• Arai River
• Aramia River
• Aroa River (Papua New Guinea)
• Asaro River
• Atara River
• Ateltem River
• Atob River
• Awung River
• Bae'e River
• Bamu River
• Bapi River
• Bensbach River
• Bigei River
• Birim River (New Guinea)
• Bitoi River
• Bumi River
• Busu River
• Bulolo River
• Chimbu River
• Dimir River
• Elevala River
• Evapia River
• Fly River
• Frieda River
• Gama River
• Genga River
• Gilagil River
• Girua River
• Gogol River
• Guabe River
• Guam River
• Guga River (Papua New Guinea)
• Gum River
• Hongorai River
• Jaba River
• Jimi River
• Kabenau River
• Kaugel River
• Kaukombar River
• Keram River
• Kikori River
• Kokun River
• Kumil River
• Kumusi River
• Lamari River
• Leonard Schultze River
• Malas River
• Mambare River
• Mape River
• Markham River
• Masaweng River
• Mindjim River
• Moam River
• Morehead River
• Musa River
• Numagen River
• Nuru River
• Ogon River
• Ok Tedi River
• Omati River
• Omosa River
• Oriomo River
• Pahoturi River
• Piore River
• Piva River, Bougainville
• Purari River
• Ramu
• Samaia River
• Segero Creek
• Senu River
• Sepik
• Siki River
• Sogeram River
• Song River
• Strickland River
• Tabali River
• Timper River
• Tomul River
• Torokina River
• Tua River (Papua New Guinea)
• Turama River
• Vanapa River
• Veimauri River
• Waghi River
• Wanang River
• Waria River
• Wassi Kussa River
• Watut River
• Wawoi River
• Yaganon River
• Yellow River (Papua New Guinea)
• Yuat River

New Britain

• Aemoi River
• Apmi River
• Balima River (Papua New Guinea)
• Johanna River (New Britain)
• Warangoi River

New Ireland

• Aparam River
• Lossuk River
• Lumis River

Madang Province

The following are rivers in Madang Province for which various Madang language subgroups are named after.

• Dimir River
• Malas River
• Kaukombar River
• Kumil River
• Numagen River
• Omosa River
• Kokun River
• Gum River
• Awung River
• Evapia River
• Nuru River
• Kabenau River
• Tomul River
• Sogeram River
• Wanang River
• Yaganon River

List of major rivers by basin

List of Papua New Guinea's largest primary rivers, in order of catchment area. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

River	Mouth coordinates	Basin size (km²)	Average discharge (m3/s)	Length (km)
Arafura Sea
Morehead	9°8′19.6764″S141°20′31.47″E / 9.138799000°S 141.3420750°E / -9.138799000; 141.3420750	3,555.8	99	175
Bensbach	9°7′41.5632″S141°1′11.2332″E / 9.128212000°S 141.019787000°E / -9.128212000; 141.019787000	2,516.7	92.4	242
Mai Kussa	9°8′30.1848″S142°12′11.25″E / 9.141718000°S 142.2031250°E / -9.141718000; 142.2031250	2,244.5	55.9	28
Wassi Kussa	9°10′4.818″S142°3′0.4788″E / 9.16800500°S 142.050133000°E / -9.16800500; 142.050133000	1,551.7	48.5	33
Bismarck Sea
Sepik	3°50′21.622″S144°32′32.979″E / 3.83933944°S 144.54249417°E / -3.83933944; 144.54249417	80,386.2	5,000	1,126
Ramu	4°1′3.675″S144°40′0.053″E / 4.01768750°S 144.66668139°E / -4.01768750; 144.66668139	17,822.6	990	640
Gogol	5°19′17.766″S145°45′17.434″E / 5.32160167°S 145.75484278°E / -5.32160167; 145.75484278	2,086	142.7	165
Kapiura	5°32′13.9884″S150°39′32.2992″E / 5.537219000°S 150.658972000°E / -5.537219000; 150.658972000	1,867.7	182.7	62.05
Via	5°31′40.4292″S149°30′47.97″E / 5.527897000°S 149.5133250°E / -5.527897000; 149.5133250	1,110	90.6
Pandi	4°56′6.5364″S151°26′38.1732″E / 4.935149000°S 151.443937000°E / -4.935149000; 151.443937000	1,085.3	163.5
Urawa	5°50′12.891″S146°49′58.229″E / 5.83691417°S 146.83284139°E / -5.83691417; 146.83284139	1,030.5	38.6
Aria	5°34′26.094″S149°15′54.8748″E / 5.57391500°S 149.265243000°E / -5.57391500; 149.265243000	1,012.2	76.7
Toriu	4°42′44.4816″S151°39′22.0536″E / 4.712356000°S 151.656126000°E / -4.712356000; 151.656126000	806.2	56.3
Kulu	5°29′33.5652″S149°54′20.2896″E / 5.492657000°S 149.905636000°E / -5.492657000; 149.905636000	769.8	69.6
Kwama	5°54′59.988″S147°16′11.850″E / 5.91666333°S 147.26995833°E / -5.91666333; 147.26995833	574.9	37.3
Nankina	5°36′23.410″S146°27′42.251″E / 5.60650278°S 146.46173639°E / -5.60650278; 146.46173639	550.9	31.6
Timbe	5°55′58.930″S147°4′22.670″E / 5.93303611°S 147.07296389°E / -5.93303611; 147.07296389	459.9	26.9
Malas	4°22′54.258″S145°16′14.413″E / 4.38173833°S 145.27067028°E / -4.38173833; 145.27067028	393.2	24.5
Gilagil	4°43′30.862″S145°39′18.816″E / 4.72523944°S 145.65522667°E / -4.72523944; 145.65522667	364.5	24
Korindindi	4°55′13.6452″S151°39′14.58″E / 4.920457000°S 151.6540500°E / -4.920457000; 151.6540500	344.9	37.6
Toiru	5°23′25.8576″S150°59′33.9504″E / 5.390516000°S 150.992764000°E / -5.390516000; 150.992764000	313.7	43.1
Balima	5°8′33.2376″S151°5′17.7144″E / 5.142566000°S 151.088254000°E / -5.142566000; 151.088254000	313.6	44.2
Kapuluk	5°31′36.4728″S149°44′37.7088″E / 5.526798000°S 149.743808000°E / -5.526798000; 149.743808000	309.1	26.4
Gavuvu	5°28′12.198″S150°23′26.4912″E / 5.47005500°S 150.390692000°E / -5.47005500; 150.390692000	291.6	30.1
Wari	2°12′6.6898″S147°4′6.4776″E / 2.201858278°S 147.068466000°E / -2.201858278; 147.068466000	217.1	11.8
Yamule	5°26′12.1812″S150°57′32.8356″E / 5.436717000°S 150.959121000°E / -5.436717000; 150.959121000	201.4	24.9
Lobu	5°12′28.5084″S151°3′10.7208″E / 5.207919000°S 151.052978000°E / -5.207919000; 151.052978000	180.2	24.2
Coral Sea
Fly	8°35′24.4824″S143°36′39.024″E / 8.590134000°S 143.61084000°E / -8.590134000; 143.61084000	73,809.31	6,500	1,060
Purari	7°50′57.9624″S145°2′54.8196″E / 7.849434000°S 145.048561000°E / -7.849434000; 145.048561000	33,517.8	3,000	630
Bamu	8°4′1.7796″S143°42′37.2888″E / 8.067161000°S 143.710358000°E / -8.067161000; 143.710358000	19,346.5	1,113.6	310
Kikori	7°42′29.664″S144°29′41.7624″E / 7.70824000°S 144.494934000°E / -7.70824000; 144.494934000	18,863.3	2,000	445
Turama	7°51′52.166″S144°0′41.5296″E / 7.86449056°S 144.011536000°E / -7.86449056; 144.011536000	5,879.4	511.7	302
Vailala	7°56′43.1448″S145°24′31.6476″E / 7.945318000°S 145.408791000°E / -7.945318000; 145.408791000	5,726.6	254.8	150
Lakekamu	8°13′16.1328″S146°9′30.6936″E / 8.221148000°S 146.158526000°E / -8.221148000; 146.158526000	5,385	195
Vanapa	9°7′18.1596″S146°55′1.2396″E / 9.121711000°S 146.917011000°E / -9.121711000; 146.917011000	5,358	243
Tauri	8°7′22.5084″S146°4′37.6932″E / 8.122919000°S 146.077137000°E / -8.122919000; 146.077137000	4,263.9	260
Kempwelch	10°3′18.6012″S147°46′30.5328″E / 10.055167000°S 147.775148000°E / -10.055167000; 147.775148000	3,036.2	111.7
Alabule	8°42′0.0252″S146°29′34.908″E / 8.700007000°S 146.49303000°E / -8.700007000; 146.49303000	2,700.3	119.4
Gami	8°0′3.6216″S143°52′49.3896″E / 8.001006000°S 143.880386000°E / -8.001006000; 143.880386000	2,449.6	215.9	160
Aroa	9°3′51.9408″S146°48′3.8232″E / 9.064428000°S 146.801062000°E / -9.064428000; 146.801062000	2,197.5	77.7
Era	7°31′47.262″S144°42′10.5912″E / 7.52979500°S 144.702942000°E / -7.52979500; 144.702942000	2,115.6	136.4
Akaifu	8°21′6.0228″S146°16′2.2512″E / 8.351673000°S 146.267292000°E / -8.351673000; 146.267292000	1,869.1	58.1
Ormond	10°4′46.4124″S148°10′4.5624″E / 10.079559000°S 148.167934000°E / -10.079559000; 148.167934000	1,660.4	41.5
Bonua	10°14′4.7508″S149°5′13.3116″E / 10.234653000°S 149.087031000°E / -10.234653000; 149.087031000	1,654.7	63.7
Omati	7°44′31.2396″S144°11′14.0676″E / 7.742011000°S 144.187241000°E / -7.742011000; 144.187241000	1,616.9	176.5	146
Pahoturi	9°16′26.4972″S142°44′32.3664″E / 9.274027000°S 142.742324000°E / -9.274027000; 142.742324000	1,431.5	28.8	80
Oriomo	9°2′9.9924″S143°10′54.426″E / 9.036109000°S 143.18178500°E / -9.036109000; 143.18178500	1,250.3	48.8	22
Bailebu	10°18′3.1716″S149°16′34.6944″E / 10.300881000°S 149.276304000°E / -10.300881000; 149.276304000	1,100.7	38.3
Mori	10°10′17.1516″S148°33′56.3688″E / 10.171431000°S 148.565658000°E / -10.171431000; 148.565658000	894	33.1
Kapuri	8°14′47.2068″S146°11′43.0188″E / 8.246446333°S 146.195283000°E / -8.246446333; 146.195283000	872	29.8
Pie	7°40′7.8996″S144°50′31.3188″E / 7.668861000°S 144.842033000°E / -7.668861000; 144.842033000	689.7	46.9
Binaturi	9°8′24.1764″S142°57′18.3888″E / 9.140049000°S 142.955108000°E / -9.140049000; 142.955108000	540.7	15.3	48
Sagarai	10°26′35.8368″S150°6′0.1044″E / 10.443288000°S 150.100029000°E / -10.443288000; 150.100029000	456.2	19
Murua	7°54′18.7272″S145°48′45.4896″E / 7.905202000°S 145.812636000°E / -7.905202000; 145.812636000	371.5	19.5
Wai'i	7°27′21.8736″S144°42′12.2136″E / 7.456076000°S 144.703392667°E / -7.456076000; 144.703392667	355.6	30.2
Pacific Ocean
Pual	2°44′5.502″S141°26′35.429″E / 2.73486167°S 141.44317472°E / -2.73486167; 141.44317472	2,682.1	85.2
Bliri	2°57′43.120″S141°59′12.615″E / 2.96197778°S 141.98683750°E / -2.96197778; 141.98683750	1,473.3	49.6
Laluai	6°30′0.0756″S155°54′48.9672″E / 6.500021000°S 155.913602000°E / -6.500021000; 155.913602000	511.7	34.7	35
Solomon Sea
Markham	6°44′44.473″S146°58′12.987″E / 6.74568694°S 146.97027417°E / -6.74568694; 146.97027417	12,712	385	180
Musa	9°4′27.7752″S148°53′1.0644″E / 9.074382000°S 148.883629000°E / -9.074382000; 148.883629000	6,029	262
Waria	7°49′21.608″S147°40′52.370″E / 7.82266889°S 147.68121389°E / -7.82266889; 147.68121389	3,920.2	219.8
Mambare	8°3′9.822″S148°0′26.271″E / 8.05272833°S 148.00729750°E / -8.05272833; 148.00729750	3,509.1	265.9	220
Kumusi	8°28′47.285″S148°13′38.445″E / 8.47980139°S 148.22734583°E / -8.47980139; 148.22734583	2,726.7	188.4	167
Mongi	6°42′40.883″S147°35′59.376″E / 6.71135639°S 147.59982667°E / -6.71135639; 147.59982667	1,649.1	92.7	73
Gira	8°0′8.001″S147°57′27.047″E / 8.00222250°S 147.95751306°E / -8.00222250; 147.95751306	1,379.7	96.5
Busu	6°43′44″S147°03′05″E / 6.72889°S 147.05139°E / -6.72889; 147.05139	1,311.32	50	75
Ruaba	9°48′5.9724″S149°44′4.704″E / 9.801659000°S 149.73464000°E / -9.801659000; 149.73464000	1,107.1	32.1
Bariji	9°5′9.8052″S148°38′15.4428″E / 9.086057000°S 148.637623000°E / -9.086057000; 148.637623000	1,034.9	47.9
Mevelo	4°58′21.4932″S151°58′41.8116″E / 4.972637000°S 151.978281000°E / -4.972637000; 151.978281000	936.8	77.3
Esis	5°30′42.5628″S151°40′10.3944″E / 5.511823000°S 151.669554000°E / -5.511823000; 151.669554000	911.8	129.6
Warangoi	4°30′38.1996″S152°20′7.1556″E / 4.510611000°S 152.335321000°E / -4.510611000; 152.335321000	882.9	26.5
Ania	6°1′17.1156″S150°47′48.5376″E / 6.021421000°S 150.796816000°E / -6.021421000; 150.796816000	862	88
Johanna	6°17′1.2048″S150°0′25.3296″E / 6.283668000°S 150.007036000°E / -6.283668000; 150.007036000	818.3	80.1
Bitoi	7°12′46.106″S147°8′11.866″E / 7.21280722°S 147.13662944°E / -7.21280722; 147.13662944	762.2	20.6	44.8
Paiawa	7°32′12.660″S147°22′40.907″E / 7.53685000°S 147.37802972°E / -7.53685000; 147.37802972	727	30
Eia	7°56′17.556″S147°48′11.395″E / 7.93821000°S 147.80316528°E / -7.93821000; 147.80316528	723.1	48.9
Ope	8°18′30.651″S148°12′21.352″E / 8.30851417°S 148.20593111°E / -8.30851417; 148.20593111	713.3	51.5
Pulie	6°5′10.3632″S149°10′45.4188″E / 6.086212000°S 149.179283000°E / -6.086212000; 149.179283000	697	44.8
Alimbit	6°8′22.9082″S149°29′30.4548″E / 6.139696722°S 149.491793000°E / -6.139696722; 149.491793000	658	52.4
Awio	6°14′30.7212″S150°9′32.8932″E / 6.241867000°S 150.159137000°E / -6.241867000; 150.159137000	626.7	69.7
Torlu	5°51′52.542″S151°17′15.81″E / 5.86459500°S 151.2877250°E / -5.86459500; 151.2877250	603.2	66
Yupuru	9°32′39.5592″S149°22′43.716″E / 9.544322000°S 149.37881000°E / -9.544322000; 149.37881000	522.2	21.7
Jaba	6°23′51.7776″S155°11′52.6056″E / 6.397716000°S 155.197946000°E / -6.397716000; 155.197946000	515.6	44	50
Frisco	7°4′24.368″S147°2′57.512″E / 7.07343556°S 147.04930889°E / -7.07343556; 147.04930889	508.5	15.4
Melkoi	5°57′51.012″S151°6′39.1536″E / 5.96417000°S 151.110876000°E / -5.96417000; 151.110876000	494.8	53.2
Itni	5°50′0.8016″S148°33′18.1728″E / 5.833556000°S 148.555048000°E / -5.833556000; 148.555048000	454.3	24.7
Mape	6°35′16.210″S147°49′25.820″E / 6.58783611°S 147.82383889°E / -6.58783611; 147.82383889	452.8	29.5
Andru	6°16′42.6936″S149°48′25.416″E / 6.278526000°S 149.80706000°E / -6.278526000; 149.80706000	447	38.2
Girua	8°36′55.8252″S148°18′57.3229″E / 8.615507000°S 148.315923028°E / -8.615507000; 148.315923028	414.5	24.9
Bergberg	5°30′48.0312″S151°41′32.9712″E / 5.513342000°S 151.692492000°E / -5.513342000; 151.692492000	404.4	57.6
Amgen	6°13′29.244″S150°28′51.0672″E / 6.22479000°S 150.480852000°E / -6.22479000; 150.480852000	390.6	46.4
Bairaman	5°45′48.1428″S151°23′33.7236″E / 5.763373000°S 151.392701000°E / -5.763373000; 151.392701000	364	41.9
Adi	5°56′42.7416″S148°50′47.9652″E / 5.945206000°S 148.846657000°E / -5.945206000; 148.846657000	361.8	18.8
Wunung	5°36′25.4232″S151°27′35.4528″E / 5.607062000°S 151.459848000°E / -5.607062000; 151.459848000	315.1	38.4
Kamdaru	4°11′58.3476″S152°40′49.5588″E / 4.199541000°S 152.680433000°E / -4.199541000; 152.680433000	287.5	14.7
Weitin	4°37′18.1956″S153°1′42.5244″E / 4.621721000°S 153.028479000°E / -4.621721000; 153.028479000	283.5	12.1
Pailima	6°17′6.9144″S149°39′34.8984″E / 6.285254000°S 149.659694000°E / -6.285254000; 149.659694000	268.7	22.1
Galowe	5°31′17.3028″S151°28′58.5696″E / 5.521473000°S 151.482936000°E / -5.521473000; 151.482936000	214.8	30.3
Tigul	5°32′26.0088″S151°51′52.3728″E / 5.540558000°S 151.864548000°E / -5.540558000; 151.864548000	185.9	25.4
Matali	5°31′10.1424″S151°30′38.5092″E / 5.519484000°S 151.510697000°E / -5.519484000; 151.510697000	173.9	24.2

Surface waters of Papua New Guinea; Papua New Guinea (PNG), Indonesia (IND); ^[6]

River	Basin size (103 km2)			Discharge (km3/year)
	PNG	IND	Total	PNG	IND	Total
Fly	70.8	3	73.8	203.4	6.6	210
Kikori	18.9		18.9	63		63
Purari	33.5		33.5	95		95
Ramu	17.8		17.8	31		31
Sepik	77.4	3	80.4	142.3	17.7	160
Other	244.4		244.4	395.3		395.3

Region	Area (103 km2)	Discharge (km3/year)
New Guinea	406.24	801
Islands Region	56.6	129
Papua New Guinea	462.84	930

See also

• New Guinea portal
• Rivers portal

• List of rivers of Western New Guinea
• List of rivers of Indonesia
• Geography of Papua New Guinea

References

1. "HOTOSM Papua New Guinea Waterways (OpenStreetMap Export)". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
2. "HOTOSM Papua New Guinea Water Courses (OpenStreetMap Export)". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
3. Ernst, Loffler (1977). Geomorphology of Papua New Guinea (PDF).
4. "Irian Jaya Coast".
5. "Papua New Guinea Coast".
6. "Papua New Guinea".

External links

• "New Guinea rivers". wwf.panda.org. WWF.
• "Watershed Basins of Papua New Guinea". Data Basin. World Resources Institute.
• "National Integrated Water Resource Management Diagnostic Report Papua New Guinea" (PDF). SOPAC Miscellaneous Report 243. SOPAC. 2007.