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(Redirected from Walanae) River in South Sulawesi, Indonesia
Walanae River
Sungai Walanae, Sungai Cenranae, Salo Welonge, Salo Walanae
Bridge over the River Walanae near Watansoppeng in the 1920s or 1930s
Walanae River is located in SulawesiWalanae RiverLocation of river mouthShow map of SulawesiWalanae River is located in IndonesiaWalanae RiverWalanae River (Indonesia)Show map of Indonesia
Location
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Sulawesi
Physical characteristics
SourceMount Rupulumuwe
 • locationPattuku, Bontocani, Bone Regency
MouthMuara Cenranae, Gulf of Boni
 • locationCenrana, Bone Regency
Length250 km (160 mi)
Basin size7,380 km (2,850 sq mi)
Width 
 • minimum10 m (33 ft)
 • maximum15 m (49 ft)
Discharge 
 • locationNear mouth
 • average272 m/s (9,600 cu ft/s)

Walanae River is a river in South Sulawesi on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia, about 1500km northeast of the capital Jakarta.

Geography

The river flows in the southwest area of Sulawesi with a predominantly tropical monsoon climate (designated as Am in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification). The annual average temperature in the area is 23°C. The warmest month is October when the average temperature is around 25°C, and the coldest is July, at 21°C. The average annual rainfall is 2550mm. The wettest month is January, with an average of 404mm of rainfall, and the driest is September, with 29mm of rainfall.

Walanae River
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D
    404     23 20     174     24 22     264     25 22     294     25 22     303     24 21     238     24 22     193     24 18     45     26 21     29     28 20     92     29 21     187     28 21     329     26 20
█ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
█ Precipitation totals in mm
Source:
Imperial conversion
JFMAMJJASOND
    16     73 68     6.9     75 72     10     77 72     12     77 72     12     75 70     9.4     75 72     7.6     75 64     1.8     79 70     1.1     82 68     3.6     84 70     7.4     82 70     13     79 68
█ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
█ Precipitation totals in inches

See also

References

  1. Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
  2. Salo Welonge at Geonames.org (cc-by); Last updated 2013-06-04; Database dump downloaded 2015-11-27
  3. Peel, M C; Finlayson, B L; McMahon, T A (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11 (5): 1633–1644. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  4. ^ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. 30 January 2016.
  5. "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. 30 January 2016.

External links

4°22′27″S 120°21′48″E / 4.3741°S 120.3632°E / -4.3741; 120.3632

Rivers of Sulawesi
Rivers of Central Sulawesi
Rivers of South Sulawesi
Rivers of Indonesia
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