Purari River

Purari
The mouths of the Purari
Location of the Purari
Location
Country	Papua New Guinea
Region	Gulf
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Papua New Guinea
• coordinates	6°24′S 144°15′E / 6.400°S 144.250°E / -6.400; 144.250
• elevation	1,240 m (4,070 ft)
Mouth
• location	Gulf of Papua, Papua New Guinea
Length	630 km (390 mi)[1]
Basin size	33,670 km2 (13,000 sq mi)[2]
Discharge
• location	Wabo Creek (Basin size: 28,738 km2 (11,096 sq mi)[3]
• average	2,360 m3/s (83,000 cu ft/s)[4] 2,667 m3/s (94,200 cu ft/s)
• maximum	6,000 m3/s (210,000 cu ft/s)
Discharge
• location	Purari Delta, Gulf of Papua
• average	105 km3/a (3,300 m3/s)

The Purari (also known as Puraari) is a river that originates in the south central highlands especially in Kandep District of Enga Province of Papua New Guinea, flowing 630 kilometres (391 mi)^[5] though Gulf Province to the Gulf of Papua. The Purari has a 33,670 km² (13,000 sq mi)^[6] drainage basin and is the third largest river in Papua New Guinea. The discharge varies through the year, averaging around 3,000 m³/s (110,000 cu ft/s)–4,000 m³/s (140,000 cu ft/s) at the delta.