List of rivers of Indonesia

This is a list of rivers in Indonesia.[1]

By island

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This list is arranged by island in alphabetical order, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.

The largest primary rivers on the island of Buru[2][3]

River Mouth

coordinates

Basin size

(km²)

Average discharge Length

(km)

(m3/s) (km3)
Ceram Sea
Wae Nibe 3°3′49.356″S 126°36′0.8784″E / 3.06371000°S 126.600244000°E / -3.06371000; 126.600244000 438.5 14.14 0.446
Wae Bebek 3°4′51.8376″S 126°24′18.6984″E / 3.081066000°S 126.405194000°E / -3.081066000; 126.405194000 368.2 18.18 0.573
Banda Sea
Wae Apo 3°19′36.7284″S 127°4′19.1208″E / 3.326869000°S 127.071978000°E / -3.326869000; 127.071978000 1,891.4 65.34 2.06 80
Wae Mala 3°42′10.7892″S 126°21′8.6652″E / 3.702997000°S 126.352407000°E / -3.702997000; 126.352407000 804.7 47.76 1.506
Wae Dalan 3°35′48.3324″S 126°10′15.6612″E / 3.596759000°S 126.171017000°E / -3.596759000; 126.171017000 529 29.86 0.942
Wae Pede 3°51′25.2072″S 126°40′47.8524″E / 3.857002000°S 126.679959000°E / -3.857002000; 126.679959000 451.3 24.63 0.777
Other 4,121.9 120.27 3.793
Buru 8,605 320.18 10.097
Below are the rivers in the Indonesian territory of Borneo (Kalimantan)

By province

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Runoff by region

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Region Area Runoff
km2 % km3 %
Bali and Tenggara 72,890.97 3.8 60 1.9
Java 125,124.786 6.6 187 5.9
Kalimantan 536,799.26 28.2 1,008 31.2
Papua and Maluku 499,240.754 26.2 981 30.5
Sulawesi 188,437.99 9.9 247 7.6
Sumatra 482,075.24 25.3 738 22.9
Indonesia 1,904,569 100.0 3,221 100.0

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Major rivers by Indonesia

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River Island Length (km) Drainage area (km²) Average discharge (m3/s) Outflow
Kapuas Borneo 1,143 94,456.9 6,260.1 South China Sea
Sepik* New Guinea 1,126 80,386.2 5,000 Bismarck Sea
Mamberamo New Guinea 1,112 78,956.9 5,173.5 Pacific Ocean
Barito Borneo 1,090 78,631.7 4,514 Java Sea
Fly* New Guinea 1,060 73,809.3 6,500 Gulf of Papua
Mahakam Borneo 980 77,095.5 4,278 Macassar Strait
Digul New Guinea 853 42,142.6 3,332.7 Arafura Sea
Batang Hari Sumatra 800 46,504 2,819 South China Sea
Musi Sumatra 759 59,942 3,211.2 South China Sea
Kahayan Borneo 658 16,062.7 1,046.3 Java Sea
Mendawai Borneo 616 19,559 1,135.3 Java Sea
Bengawan Solo Java 600 15,296 693 Java Sea
Bian New Guinea 580.6 8,044.3 392 Arafura Sea
Kampar Sumatra 580 24,548 1,351.2 South China Sea
Kayan Borneo 576 33,171.8 2,463.4 Celebes Sea
Eilanden New Guinea 569.4 37,164 3,133 Arafura Sea
Indragiri Sumatra 500 22,758 1,339 South China Sea
Barumun Sumatra 440 13,414 824.5 Malacca Strait
Maro New Guinea 383 6,220 262.4 Arafura Sea
Momats New Guinea 380 6,767.2 491.6 Arafura Sea
Siak Sumatra 370 11,214 684 Malacca Strait
Sembakung Borneo 352 9,350 563.4 Celebes Sea
Rokan Sumatra 350 20,189 1,506 Malacca Strait
Seruyan Borneo 350 13,329 825.6 Java Sea
Sampara Sulawesi 341 6,978.4 222.03 Banda Sea
Kamundan New Guinea 340.6 5,640.4 386.6 Ceram Sea
Brantas Java 320 11,973 612 Bali Sea
Singkil Sumatra 316 10,090 642 Indian Ocean
Derewo New Guinea 304.3 4,334.2 317.2 Pacific Ocean
Kumbe New Guinea 300.4 3 765.9 131 Arafura Sea
Berau Borneo 300 16,993 902.8 Celebes Sea
Kotawaringin Borneo 300 13,896 892.5 Java Sea
Sesayap Borneo 279 18,158 1,275.4 Celebes Sea
Lasolo Sulawesi 277 6,002 213.9 Banda Sea
Lorentz New Guinea 276.8 3,962.3 380 Arafura Sea
Sampit Borneo 270 14,745 866.6 Java Sea
Citarum Java 269 6,614 423 Java Sea
Walanae Sulawesi 250 7,380 275.1 Banda Sea
Seputih Sumatra 249 7,072 300 Java Sea
Lariang Sulawesi 245 7,069 299.3 Macassar Strait
Wiriagar New Guinea 238.3 3,763.6 239.2 Ceram Sea
Apauwar New Guinea 233.3 3,043.9 257.6 Pacific Ocean
Sambas Borneo 233 7,964.9 537.8 South China Sea
Banyuasin Sumatra 220 13,302 763 South China Sea
Mesuji Sumatra 220 6,529 311 Java Sea
Wapoga New Guinea 214.2 5,096 429.6 Pacific Ocean
Pawan Borneo 197 11,508 973.2 South China Sea
Serayu Java 181 4,375 441.19 Indian Ocean
Citanduy Java 178 3,704 325 Indian Ocean
Cimanuk Java 170 3,646 249.9 Java Sea
Sebangau Borneo 167 4,303.4 193.3 Java Sea
Omba New Guinea 157.3 5,360 381.2 Banda Sea
Siriwo New Guinea 150.9 4,013 330.8 Pacific Ocean
Sebyar New Guinea 150 6,272.1 348 Ceram Sea
Sadang Sulawesi 150 6,466.3 265.3 Macassar Strait
Karama Sulawesi 150 5,530.9 280.9 Macassar Strait
Uta New Guinea 147.3 4,170.3 328.4 Arafura Sea
Asahan Sumatra 147 7,225.5 291.2 Malacca Strait
Tulang Bwang Sumatra 136 9,711 476.8 Java Sea
Jelai Borneo 135 6,477.7 393.4 South China Sea
Karabra New Guinea 132.6 3,986 290 Ceram Sea
Benain Timor 132 3,158 46.5 Timor Sea
Bongka Sulawesi 122 3,085 132.8 Molucca Sea
Larona Sulawesi 120 4,600 264.9 Banda Sea
Poso Sulawesi 100 2,673.4 119.9 Molucca Sea
Laa Sulawesi 96.3 2,875.6 166.5 Banda Sea
Palu Sulawesi 90 2,694 103.5 Macassar Strait
Muturi New Guinea 87.2 3,660.1 287.3 Ceram Sea
Sissa Flores 87 1,230 55.5 Flores Sea
Kaloena Sulawesi 85 1,476.5 104 Banda Sea
Waeapo Buru 80 1,891.4 65.3 Banda Sea
Ayung Bali 68.5 300.84 11 Bali Sea

Source[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

*Total basin.

Rainfall, runoff

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River Rainfall (mm) Runoff (mm) (%) River Rainfall (mm) Runoff (mm) (%)
Apauwar Mahakam 3,163 1,911 60.4
Asahan 2,950 1,271 43.1 Mamberamo 3,578 2,406 67.2
Ayung 2,587 1,153 44.6 Maro 2,002 804 40.2
Banyuasin 2,579 1,809 70.1 Mentaya 2,991 1,854 62
Barito 3,000 1,810 60.4 Mesuji 3,248 1,502 46.3
Barumun 2,801 1,938 69.1 Momats 4,466 2,475 55.4
Batang Hari 3,183 1,912 60.1 Musi 2,800 1,689 60.3
Bengawan Solo 2,100 1,429 68 Muturi 3,835 2,475 64.6
Benain 1,760 464 26.4 Omba
Berau 2,900 1,676 57.8 Palu 2,092 1,211 57.9
Bian 2,317 1,236 53.3 Pawan 3,702 2,667 72
Bongka 2,929 1,358 46.4 Poso 2,715 1,414 52.1
Brantas 2,952 1,612 54.1 Rokan 3,766 2,352 62.5
Cimanuk 2,465 1,722 69.9 Sadang 2,500 1,294 51.8
Citanduy 3,547 2,767 78 Sambas 3,542 2,129 60.1
Citarum 2,646 2,017 76.2 Sampara 2,926 1,003 34.3
Derewo 4,168 2,308 55.4 Sebangau
Digul 3,732 2,494 66.8 Sebyar 3,744 1,750 46.7
Eilanden 3,970 2,659 67 Sembakung 4,020 1,900 47.3
Fly 4,588 2,704 60.5 Sepik 3,390 2,116 62.4
Indragiri 2,757 1,856 67.3 Seputih 3,176 1,338 42.1
Jelai 2,760 1,915 69.4 Serayu 3,897 3,180 81.6
Kahayan 3,400 2,054 60.4 Seruyan 3,118 1,953 62.7
Kaloena 4,176 2,221 53.2 Sesayap 4,020 2,215 55.1
Kampar 2,667 1,757 65.9 Siak 2,673 1,924 72
Kamundan 3,744 2,162 57.7 Singkil
Karabra Siriwo 3,967 2,600 65.5
Karama 2,863 1,601 55.9 Sissa 1,686 1,423 84.4
Katingan 2,991 1,831 61.2 Tulangbawang 3,248 1,548 47.7
Kayan 3,957 2,437 61.6 Uta
Kotawaringin 2,778 2,026 72.9 Waeapo
Kumbe 1,951 932 47.8 Walanae 2,550 1,160 45.5
Laa Wapoga 3,534 2,659 75.2
Lariang 2,500 1,335 53.4 Wiriagar 3,744 2,004 53.5
Larona Kapuas 3,666 2,339 63.8
Lasolo 2,495 1,138 45.6
Lorentz 4,238 2,875 67.8 Indonesia 2,702 1,691 62.6

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Discharge

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River Average discharge (m3/s)
Normal dry year Normal wet year Multi-annual
Kapuas 5,600 7,803 6,260.1
Mamberamo 4,110 6,358 5,173.5
Fly 3,870 8,000 6,500
Sepik 3,700 7,000 5,000
Barito 3,700 5,497 4,514
Mahakam 3,000 5,953 4,278
Digul 2,760 3,867 3,332.7
Musi 2,482 3,961 3,211.2
Eilanden 2,084 3,783 3,133
Batang Hari 1,485 2,819
Kayan 1,254 2,463.4
Kampar 1,054 2,063 1,351.2
Katingan 734 1,414 1,135.3
Kahayan 706 1,178.4 1,046.3
Indragiri 591 1,339
Mentaya 514 1,064.4 866.6
Bengawan Solo 463 962 693
Brantas 446 612
Berau 394 902.8
Seruyan 1,216 825.6
Pawan 1,215 973.2

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See also

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ Map of Indonesia. Peta Indonesia. Wawasan Nusantara. CV. Indo Prima Sarana. Accessed 29 Juli 2017.
  2. ^ "Palau & East Indonesia".
  3. ^ Radhika, Radhika; Firmansyah, Rendy; Hatmoko, Waluyo (November 2017). "Computation of surface water availability in Indonesia based on satellite data". Jurnal Sumber Daya Air. 13 (2): 115–130. doi:10.32679/jsda.v13i2.206.
  4. ^ Buku Tahunan Sda. 2011.
  5. ^ a b c "Kalimantan-Borneo".
  6. ^ a b c "Papua New Guinea".
  7. ^ a b c "Sumatra".
  8. ^ a b Rendy, Firmansyah. "Grafik Neraca Air Pulau Papua".
  9. ^ a b Ting-Hsuan, Huang; Chen-Tung, Arthur Chen; Hsiao-Chun, Tseng; Jiann-Yuh, Lou; Shu Lun, Wang; Liyang, Yang; Selvaraj, Kandasamy; Xuelu, Gao; Jough-Tai, Wang; Edvin, Aldrian; G.S., Jacinto; Gusti Z., Anshari; Penjai, Sompongchaiyakul; B.J., Wang (May 2017). "Riverine carbon fluxes to the South China Sea: Riverine carbon fluxes to the SCS". Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. 122 (5): 1239–1259. doi:10.1002/2016JG003701. S2CID 135024272.
  10. ^ a b c "Java-Timor-Sulawesi".
  11. ^ a b c Chikamori, Hidetaka; Liu, Heng; Daniell, Trevor (2012). Catalogue of rivers for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, vol. VI.

Sources

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