Paguyaman River

Paguyaman River is a river in Gorontalo (province), Sulawesi island, Indonesia, about 1900 km northeast of capital Jakarta.[1][2]

Paguyaman River
Sungai Paguyaman, Dutula Paguyaman, Sungai Pagujaman, Salo Paguyaman, Salo Pagoejaman
Location of river mouth
Paguyaman River (Indonesia)
Location
CountryIndonesia
Physical characteristics
SourceDapi Mountains
 • locationSulawesi
Mouth 
 • location
Gulf of Tomini
Length136.25 km (84.66 mi)
Basin size2,430.15 km2 (938.29 sq mi)

Hydrology

Paguyaman River is the largest river in the province of Gorontalo, flowing from west to east, then turning to south, discharging into Gulf of Tomini. The upstream is located in Mount Dapi (1,660 m) or Dapi Mountains at the border between the village Karya Baru, district of Dengilo, and village Hulawa, district of Buntulia in Pohuwato Regency. The river mouth at Gulf of Tomini is located at the border between village Girisa, district of Paguyaman, Boalemo Regency and village Bilato, district Boliyohuto, Gorontalo Regency.

From upstream to the middle Paguyaman river passes through district of Dengilo, Pohuwato Regency, districts of Mananggu, Botumoito, Dulupi, Wonosari, and Paguyaman in Boalemo Regency. From the middle to the downstream it flows through districts of Asparaga, and Boliyohuto in Gorontalo Regency. It is the main river in the watershed area (Daerah Aliran Sungai/DAS) of Paguyaman which covers an area of 2,430.15 km2 (938.29 sq mi).[3] The upstream area of Paguyaman River is on the high plain of mountains with a deep contour, whereas the middle part is a low plain/alluvial. Near the downstream, Paguyaman cuts through the low mountains of Batulayar until discharging in the coastal zone with an elevation less than 1.0 m above the sea level. The length of the river is about 136.25 km with the average slope of riverbed at 0.0018.[4]

Tributaries

Paguyaman River has about 146 tributaries,[4] the bigger ones, among others:

  1. Hulawalu River
  2. Diloniyohu River
  3. Bango River
  4. Odimita River
  5. Bululi River
  6. Nantu Diyanga River
  7. Mohiyolo River
  8. Daenaa River
  9. Olimbikau River
  10. Moliliulo River
  11. Tilembede River

Geography
Dutula Paguyaman
Climate chart (explanation)
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The river flows in the northern area of Sulawesi island with predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[6] The annual average temperature in the area is 23 °C. The warmest month is October, when the average temperature is around 26 °C, and the coldest is February, at 21 °C.[5] The average annual rainfall is 2133 mm. The wettest month is July, with an average of 270 mm rainfall, and the driest is September, with 53 mm rainfall.[7]

See also

References
  1. Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
  2. Dutula Paguyaman at Geonames.org (cc-by); Last updated 17 January 2012; Database dump downloaded 27 November 2015
  3. Gambaran Umum Wilayah Kabupaten Gorontalo. Buku Putih Sanitasi Kabupaten Gorontalo 2013. Diakses 26 December 2018.
  4. Daerah Aliran Sungai Paguyaman Carane.com. Diakses 26 Desember 2018.
  5. "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. 30 January 2016.
  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. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007.
  7. "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month – TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. 30 January 2016.

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