Walanae River

Walanae River is a river in South Sulawesi on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia, about 1500 km northeast of the capital Jakarta.[1][2]

Walanae River
Sungai Walanae, Sungai Cenranae, Salo Welonge, Salo Walanae
Bridge over the River Walanae near Watansoppeng in the 1920s or 1930s
Location of river mouth
Walanae River (Indonesia)
Location
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Sulawesi
Physical characteristics
SourceMount Rupulumuwe
  locationPattuku, Bontocani, Bone Regency
MouthMuara Cenranae, Gulf of Boni
  location
Cenrana, Bone Regency
Length169 km (105 mi)
Basin size4,780 km2 (1,850 sq mi)
Width 
  minimum10 m (33 ft)
  maximum15 m (49 ft)

Geography

The river flows in the southwest area of Sulawesi with predominantly tropical monsoon climate (designated as Am in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[3] 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.[4] The average annual rainfall is 2550 mm. The wettest month is January, with an average of 404 mm rainfall, and the driest is September, with 29 mm rainfall.[5]

Walanae River
Climate chart (explanation)
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404
 
 
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174
 
 
24
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264
 
 
25
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294
 
 
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238
 
 
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45
 
 
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29
 
 
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92
 
 
29
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187
 
 
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329
 
 
26
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Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
Source: [4]

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.

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