Musa | |
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![]() The Musa River is on the east coast, south of the latitude of Port Morsby and just north of Cape Nelson. | |
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Location | |
Country | Papua New Guinea |
Region | Oro |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Confluence of Moni and Awala rivers |
• location | Owen Stanley Range |
• coordinates | 9°30′27.2376″S148°29′29.3424″E / 9.507566000°S 148.491484000°E |
• elevation | 164 m (538 ft) |
2nd source | Moni River |
• coordinates | 9°15′8.4312″S148°2′45.0276″E / 9.252342000°S 148.045841000°E |
• elevation | 2,203 m (7,228 ft) |
3rd source | Awala River |
• coordinates | 9°19′21.4356″S148°2′44.3904″E / 9.322621000°S 148.045664000°E |
• elevation | 2,614 m (8,576 ft) |
Mouth | Dyke Ackland Bay (Solomon Sea) |
• coordinates | 9°4′27.7752″S148°53′1.0644″E / 9.074382000°S 148.883629000°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 140 km (87 mi)(Musa–Moni 250 km) [1] |
Basin size | 6,178.6 km2 (2,385.6 sq mi) [1] |
Discharge | |
• location | Near mouth |
• average | 380 m3/s (13,000 cu ft/s) [2] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Dyke Ackland Bay (Solomon Sea) |
River system | Musa River |
Tributaries | |
• left | Moni, Sisiworo, Foru |
• right | Awala, Ukuma, Adau, Totore |
The Musa is a river on the eastern side of the Papuan Peninsula, in Papua New Guinea. It is one of the primary rivers on Oro Province. Its mouth exits into Dyke Ackland Bay. [3]
A plan to dam the river in 1975 caused local opposition. [4]
The main tributaries from the mouth: [1]
Left tributary | Right tributary | Length (km) | Basin size (km2) | Average discharge (m3/s) |
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Musa | 250 | 6,178.6 | 380 | |
Foru | 127.1 | 9.8 | ||
Totore | 215.4 | 15.3 | ||
Adau | 1,878.2 | 115.3 | ||
Ukuma | 282.9 | 16.5 | ||
Sisiworo | 197.8 | 13.7 | ||
Awala | 986.8 | 47 | ||
Moni | 110 | 1,175 | 82.9 |
9°03′S148°55′E / 9.050°S 148.917°E