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Wera River Wae Wera, Sungai Wera
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Location
Country	Indonesia
Physical characteristics
Source	Watu Tunggur National Reserve
• location	Bombong, West Manggarai Regency
• coordinates	8°32′12″S 120°16′48″E / 8.5366003°S 120.280016°E / -8.5366003; 120.280016
2nd source	Poco Mandasawu montain; Golo Lusang Manggarai National forest;
• location	Langke Rembong, Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara
• coordinates	8°36′44″S 120°25′18″E / 8.6123238°S 120.4218033°E / -8.6123238; 120.4218033
Mouth
• location	Reok Manggarai Timur Regency
• coordinates	8°17′39″S 120°29′02″E / 8.2940482°S 120.4838339°E / -8.2940482; 120.4838339
Basin size	1,081 km (417 sq mi)
Basin features
River system	Reo Waepesi basin (DAS420815)
Cities	Reok (Reo); Ruteng
Bridges	Reok bridge
River Basin Management Unit	BPDAS Benain Noelmina

The Wera River (Wae Wera) is a river of Flores, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, about 1500 km east of the capital Jakarta.

Hydrology

The Wera River flows in the Manggarai Timur Regency and during wet season, the current is quite high to threaten the damage of "Wae Wera Bridge" in the village of Nanga Baras, Sambi Rampas district, or the northern main traffic route of Flores.

Geography

The river flows in the middle to the north of Flores with predominantly tropical savanna climate (designated as Aw in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification). The annual average temperature in the area is 26 °C. The warmest month is November, when the average temperature is around 30 °C, and the coldest is February, at 23 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1686 mm. The wettest month is January, with an average of 302 mm rainfall, and the driest is September, with 8 mm rainfall.

See also

• List of drainage basins of Indonesia
• List of rivers of Indonesia
• List of rivers of Lesser Sunda Islands

References

1. ^ "Keputusan Menteri Kehutanan Nomor SK.511/MENHUT-V/2011 Tahun 2011 - Pusat Data Hukumonline".
2. Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
3. Wae Wera at Geonames.org (cc-by); Last updated 17 January 2012; Database dump downloaded 27 November 2015
4. Anggota DPRD Manggarai Timur Desak Pemerintah Tuntaskan Jembatan Wae Wera. Penulis: Aris Ninu. Editor: Kanis Jehola. Kupang Tribun News. 1 Desember 2018.
5. Sayap Jembatan Wae Wera Kembali Diporak Porandakan Banjir. Ini Dampaknya ! Penulis: Aris Ninu. Editor: Rosalina Woso. Kupang Tribun News. 1 Desember 2018.
6. 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. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007.
7. "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. 30 January 2016.
8. "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month – TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. 30 January 2016.

8°31′24″S 120°14′55″E / 8.5233°S 120.2485°E / -8.5233; 120.2485

• Rivers of Flores Island (Indonesia)
• Rivers of Indonesia
• Drainage basins of Flores