Walanae River

Walanae River is a river in South Sulawesi on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia, about 1500 km northeast of the capital Jakarta.[1][2]

Walanae River Sungai Walanae, Sungai Cenranae, Salo Welonge, Salo Walanae
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	169 km (105 mi)
Basin size	4,780 km^2 (1,850 sq mi)
Width
• minimum	10 m (33 ft)
• maximum	15 m (49 ft)

Geography

The river flows in the southwest area of Sulawesi with 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 2550 mm. The wettest month is January, with an average of 404 mm rainfall, and the driest is September, with 29 mm rainfall.[5]

Walanae River
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     404     23 20     174     24 22     264     25 22     294     25 22     303     24 21     238     24 22     193     24 18     45     26 21     29     28 20     92     29 21     187     28 21     329     26 20 Average max. and min. temperatures in °C Precipitation totals in mm Source: [4]
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     16     73 68     6.9     75 72     10     77 72     12     77 72     12     75 70     9.4     75 72     7.6     75 64     1.8     79 70     1.1     82 68     3.6     84 70     7.4     82 70     13     79 68 Average max. and min. temperatures in °F Precipitation totals in inches

See also

• List of rivers of Indonesia
• List of rivers of Sulawesi

References

1. Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
2. Salo Welonge at Geonames.org (cc-by); Last updated 2013-06-04; Database dump downloaded 2015-11-27
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 (5): 1633–1644. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
4. "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.

External links

• (in Indonesian) Lake Tempe, Ancient Lake of Sulawesi
• (in Indonesian) Watershed areas on the island of Sulawesi