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The '''Kawa River''' (Wae or Wai Kawa) is a river of [[Seram Island]], [[Indonesia]]. It flows in an easterly direction through the southern area of [[Manusela National Park]], with many "small, fast-flowing rivers running through".<ref name="HidupLingkungan1997">{{cite book|last1=Hidup|first1=Kantor Menteri Negara Lingkungan|last2=Lingkungan|first2=Badan Pengendalian Dampak|title=The Indonesian environmental almanac|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hFB_AAAAMAAJ|year=1997|publisher=Multi Kirana Pratama|page=189}}</ref>
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The '''Kawa River''' (Wae or Wai Kawa) is a river of [[Seram Island]], [[Maluku (province)|Maluku]] province, [[Indonesia]], about 2500 km northeast of the capital [[Jakarta]].<ref>[http://www.geonames.org/1640912/wai%20kawa.html Wai Kawa] at Geonames.org (cc-by); Last updated 2013-06-04; Database dump downloaded 2015-11-27</ref>

==Hydrology==
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It flows in an easterly direction through the southern area of [[Manusela National Park]], with many "small, fast-flowing rivers running through".<ref name="HidupLingkungan1997">{{cite book|last1=Hidup|first1=Kantor Menteri Negara Lingkungan|last2=Lingkungan|first2=Badan Pengendalian Dampak|title=The Indonesian environmental almanac|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hFB_AAAAMAAJ|year=1997|publisher=Multi Kirana Pratama|page=189}}</ref>

==Geography==
The river flows in the southern central area of Seram island with predominantly [[tropical rainforest climate]] (designated as ''Af'' in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).<ref name = "koppen">{{Cite journal | title = Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification| url = http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/11/1633/2007/hess-11-1633-2007.html| year = 2007| journal = Hydrology and Earth System Sciences| volume = 11|pages= 1633-1644| <!--sid = 1633-1644-->| date =<!-- 01/30/2016-->|access-date=30 January 2016| doi = 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007| first1 =M C| first2 = B L| first3 = T A| last1 = Peel| last2 = Finlayson| last3 =McMahon}}</ref> The annual average temperature in the area is 22&nbsp;°C. The warmest month is December, when the average temperature is around 24&nbsp;°C, and the coldest is August, at 20&nbsp;°C.<ref name = "nasa">{{Cite web |url= http://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/dataset_index.php|title = NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index|date =30 January 2016 | publisher = NASA}}</ref> The average annual rainfall is 3137&nbsp;mm. The wettest month is July, with an average of 494&nbsp;mm rainfall, and the driest is October, with 89&nbsp;mm rainfall.<ref name = "nasarain">{{Cite web |url= http://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/view.php?datasetId=TRMM_3B43M&year=2014|title = NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)| date =30 January 2016 |publisher = NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission}}</ref>

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| Kawa River
| 20| 23| 208
| 22| 23| 191
| 19| 25| 245
| 22| 22| 275
| 21| 22| 382
| 21| 22| 352
| 20| 23| 494
| 17| 22| 311
| 20| 25| 160
| 20| 24| 89
| 21| 24| 166
| 22| 25| 264
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==See also==
*[[List of rivers of Indonesia]]
*[[List of rivers of Maluku (province)]]


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 00:09, 12 February 2019

Kawa River
Sungai Kawa, Wae Kawa, Wai Kawa
Kawa River is located in Seram Island
Kawa River
Location of river mouth
Kawa River is located in Maluku
Kawa River
Kawa River (Maluku)
Kawa River is located in Indonesia
Kawa River
Kawa River (Indonesia)
Location
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceMaluku

The Kawa River (Wae or Wai Kawa) is a river of Seram Island, Maluku province, Indonesia, about 2500 km northeast of the capital Jakarta.[1]

Hydrology

It flows in an easterly direction through the southern area of Manusela National Park, with many "small, fast-flowing rivers running through".[2]

Geography

The river flows in the southern central area of Seram island with predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[3] The annual average temperature in the area is 22 °C. The warmest month is December, when the average temperature is around 24 °C, and the coldest is August, at 20 °C.[4] The average annual rainfall is 3137 mm. The wettest month is July, with an average of 494 mm rainfall, and the driest is October, with 89 mm rainfall.[5]

Kawa River
Climate chart (explanation)
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See also

References

  1. ^ Wai Kawa at Geonames.org (cc-by); Last updated 2013-06-04; Database dump downloaded 2015-11-27
  2. ^ Hidup, Kantor Menteri Negara Lingkungan; Lingkungan, Badan Pengendalian Dampak (1997). The Indonesian environmental almanac. Multi Kirana Pratama. p. 189.
  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: 1633–1644. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. Retrieved 30 January 2016. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  4. ^ a b "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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