Palu River

Palu River
Bridge over Palu river (1930-1936)
Country Indonesia
Physical characteristics
Main source Sulawesi
River mouth at Kota Palu into Makassar Strait
Sea level
Discharge
  • Average rate:
    61.2 m3/s (2,160 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Basin size 2,694 km2 (1,040 sq mi)[1]
Tributaries
  • Right:
    Gumbasa River

Palu River (indon. Sungai Palu) is a river in Sulawesi, Indonesia.[2] 41% of the basin area is covered by the protected tropical montane forest of the Lore Lindu National Park.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The impact of the warm phase of ENSO (El Nĩno Southern Oscillation) events on water resource availability of tropical catchments in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia" (PDF). Advances in Geosciences. 2006. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
  2. ↑ Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
  3. ↑ "The Impact of El Niño Southern Oscillation Events on Water Resource Availability in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia" (PDF). Constanze Leemhuis. 2005. Retrieved 2013-09-21.

Coordinates: 0°52′00″S 119°51′28″E / 0.86667°S 119.85778°E / -0.86667; 119.85778


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