The Taritatu or Idenburg River also called Baliem River is a river in the northern part of the
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
n province of
Papua. It is the largest tributary of
Mamberamo River
The Mamberamo (''Indonesian: Sungai Mamberamo'') is the second longest river on the island of New Guinea, after Sepik River (1,146 km) and third largest in Oceania by discharge (5,500 m3/s) volume after Fly River (7,500 m3/s) and Sepik (7,000 m3/ ...
with a total length of .
Name
During the Dutch colonial era it was known as the Idenburg River.
Hydrology
The Taritatu River flows generally westward in the basin north of the island's central mountainous cordillera. The
Sobger River is the major tributary. Eventually it meets the
Tariku River
The Tariku or Rouffaer River is a river in the northern part of the Indonesian province of Papua. It is one of the major tributary of Mamberamo River with a total length of . , and at this confluence the two rivers become the
Mamberamo River
The Mamberamo (''Indonesian: Sungai Mamberamo'') is the second longest river on the island of New Guinea, after Sepik River (1,146 km) and third largest in Oceania by discharge (5,500 m3/s) volume after Fly River (7,500 m3/s) and Sepik (7,000 m3/ ...
, one of the largest rivers on the island of
New Guinea (Papua). The total length is 266.176 km.
Tabel SD-11:Inventarisasi sungai. Provinsi : Papua. Tahun Data : 2010
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Geography
The river flows in the northern area of Papua with predominantly tropical rainforest climate
A tropical rainforest climate, humid tropical climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southea ...
(designated as ''Af'' in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).
See also
*List of rivers of Indonesia
This is a list of rivers in Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sul ...
*List of rivers of Western New Guinea
This is a partial list of rivers of Western New Guinea in Indonesia.''Map of Indonesia''. Peta Indonesia. Wawasan Nusantara. CV. Indo Prima Sarana. Accessed 29 Juli 2017.
In alphabetical order
By mouth location
From west to east:
North coast ...
References
{{Rivers of Papua
Rivers of Papua (province)
Rivers of Indonesia