Kumbe River
River in Indonesia
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The Kumbe is a river of Merauke Regency, South Papua, Indonesia.[1] It has a distinct meandering course, with a total length of 242 km, and a width of around 97–700.1 m.[2] The Bian River and the Maro River are part of the same basin.[3]
| Kumbe River Sungai Kumbe, Koembe-rivier | |
|---|---|
  Location of river mouth | |
| Location | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Highland Papua |
| Mouth | |
• location | Merauke Regency, Arafura Sea |
| Length | 300.42 km (186.67 mi) |
Basin size | 3,765.9 km2 (1,454.0 mi2) |
| Width | |
| • minimum | 97 m (318 ft) |
| • maximum | 700.1 m (2,297 ft) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Near mouth |
| • average | 121.2 m3/s (4,280 cu ft/s) |
Geography
The river flows in the southern area of Papua with a predominantly tropical monsoon climate (designated as Am in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[4] The annual average temperature in the area is 23 °C. The warmest month is November when the average temperature is around 26 °C, and the coldest is June, at 21 °C.[5] The average annual rainfall is 2160 mm. The wettest month is January, with an average of 399 mm rainfall, and the driest is August, with 26 mm rainfall.[6]