Musa River

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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.
Musa River
Location
Country Papua New Guinea
Region Oro
Physical characteristics
SourceConfluence 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 / -9.507566000; 148.491484000
  elevation164 m (538 ft)
2nd sourceMoni River
  coordinates 9°15′8.4312″S148°2′45.0276″E / 9.252342000°S 148.045841000°E / -9.252342000; 148.045841000
  elevation2,203 m (7,228 ft)
3rd sourceAwala River
  coordinates 9°19′21.4356″S148°2′44.3904″E / 9.322621000°S 148.045664000°E / -9.322621000; 148.045664000
  elevation2,614 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 / -9.074382000; 148.883629000
  elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length140 km (87 mi)(Musa–Moni 250 km) [1]
Basin size6,178.6 km2 (2,385.6 sq mi) [1]
Discharge 
  locationNear mouth
  average380 m3/s (13,000 cu ft/s) [2]
Basin features
Progression Dyke Ackland Bay (Solomon Sea)
River system Musa River
Tributaries 
  leftMoni, Sisiworo, Foru
  rightAwala, 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]

Contents

A plan to dam the river in 1975 caused local opposition. [4]

Tributaries

The main tributaries from the mouth: [1]

Left tributary Right tributary Length (km) Basin size (km2) Average discharge (m3/s)
Musa2506,178.6380
Foru127.19.8
Totore215.415.3
Adau1,878.2115.3
Ukuma282.916.5
Sisiworo197.813.7
Awala986.847
Moni1101,17582.9

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Eric, Tilman. "Papua New Guinea".
  2. Joël, Danloux (1997). OPERATIONAL HYDROLOGY IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA (PDF).
  3. Murray, J.H.P. Papua; or British New Guinea, pp. 107-08 (1912)
  4. May, R.J. State and Society in Papua New Guinea: The First Twenty-Five Years, p. 64-65 (2001)

9°03′S148°55′E / 9.050°S 148.917°E / -9.050; 148.917