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Tariku River

River in Indonesia

Tariku River

Summary

River in Indonesia

FieldValue
nameTariku River
name_otherSungai Tariku, Rauffer, Nogolo, Rouffaer-rivier, Toearal, Rauffaer Rivier, Tarikoe Rivier, Toearai River, Tariku, Van der Willigen-rivier, Willigen-rivier
pushpin_mapIndonesia Papua
pushpin_map_sizeLocation of river mouth
source1_locationWestern Papua
mouth_locationMamberamo River
subdivision_type1Country
subdivision_name1Indonesia
length488 km
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The Tariku or Rouffaer River is a river in the northern part of the Indonesian province of Papua. It is one of the major tributary of Mamberamo River with a total length of 488 km.

Name

During the Dutch colonial era it was known as the Rouffaer River.

Hydrology

The Tariku River flows generally eastward in the basin north of the island's central mountainous cordillera. Eventually it meets the Taritatu River, and at this confluence the two rivers become the Mamberamo River, one of the largest rivers on the island of New Guinea (Papua).

Geography

The river flows in the northern area of Papua with predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification). The annual average temperature in the area is 22 °C. The warmest month is October, when the average temperature is around 23 °C, and the coldest is March, at 21 °C. The average annual rainfall is 4269 mm. The wettest month is April, with an average of 487 mm rainfall, and the driest is July, with 278 mm rainfall.

References

References

  1. [http://www.geonames.org/1624692/sungai%20tariku.html Sungai Tariku] - Geonames.org.
  2. (). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences.
  3. (30 January 2016). "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA.
  4. (30 January 2016). "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission.
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