This is a list of rivers of Papua New Guinea . [1] [2]
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The following are rivers in Madang Province for which various Madang language subgroups are named after.
List of Papua New Guinea's largest primary rivers, in order of catchment area. [3] [4] [5]
Surface waters of Papua New Guinea; Papua New Guinea (PNG), Indonesia (IND); [6]
River | Basin size | Discharge | ||||||||||
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PNG | IND | Total | PNG | IND | Total | |||||||
103 km2 | 103 sq mi | 103 km2 | 103 sq mi | 103 km2 | 103 sq mi | km3 /year | cu mi /year | km3 /year | cu mi /year | km3 /year | cu mi /year | |
Fly | 70.8 | 27.3 | 3 | 1.2 | 73.8 | 28.5 | 203.4 | 48.8 | 6.6 | 1.6 | 210 | 50 |
Kikori | 18.9 | 7.3 | 18.9 | 7.3 | 63 | 15 | 63 | 24 | ||||
Purari | 33.5 | 12.9 | 33.5 | 12.9 | 95 | 23 | 95 | 23 | ||||
Ramu | 17.8 | 6.9 | 17.8 | 6.9 | 31 | 7.4 | 31 | 7.4 | ||||
Sepik | 77.4 | 29.9 | 3 | 1.2 | 80.4 | 31.0 | 142.3 | 34.1 | 17.7 | 4.2 | 160 | 38 |
Other | 244.4 | 94.4 | 244.4 | 94.4 | 395.3 | 94.8 | 395.3 | 94.8 |
Region | Area | Discharge | ||
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103 km2 | 103 sq mi | km3/year | cu mi/year | |
New Guinea | 406.24 | 156.85 | 801 | 192 |
Islands Region | 56.6 | 21.9 | 129 | 31 |
Papua New Guinea | 462.84 | 178.70 | 930 | 220 |
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