| Wassi Kussa River Chester River | |
|---|---|
  Location within Papua New Guinea | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Western Province |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Papua New Guinea |
| Mouth | Arafura Sea |
• coordinates | 9°10′04″S142°03′01″E / 9.16787°S 142.05036°E |
| Length | 33 km (21 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,551.7 km2 (599.1 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Near mouth |
| • average | 46.6 m3/s (1,650 cu ft/s) |
The Wassi Kussa River is a river in southwestern Papua New Guinea. [1] [2]
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