Walanae River
River in South Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Walanae River is a river in South Sulawesi on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia, about 1500km northeast of the capital Jakarta.[1][2]
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Sulawesi
SourceMount Rupulumuwe
locationPattuku, Bontocani, Bone Regency
| Walanae River Sungai Walanae, Sungai Cenranae, Salo Welonge, Salo Walanae | |
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Bridge over the River Walanae near Watansoppeng in the 1920s or 1930s | |
  Location of river mouth  Walanae River (Indonesia) | |
| Location | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | South Sulawesi |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mount Rupulumuwe |
| • location | Pattuku, Bontocani, Bone Regency |
| Mouth | Muara Cenranae, Gulf of Boni |
• location | Cenrana, Bone Regency |
| Length | 250 km (160 mi) |
| Basin size | 7,380 km2 (2,850 mi2) |
| Width | |
| • minimum | 10 m (33 ft) |
| • maximum | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Near mouth |
| • average | 272 m3/s (9,600 cu ft/s) |
Geography
The river flows in the southwest area of Sulawesi with a 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 2550mm. The wettest month is January, with an average of 404mm of rainfall, and the driest is September, with 29mm of rainfall.[5]
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