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{{Infobox river
| name = Busu River
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| image =Bumyongbridge.jpg
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| image_caption =Bridge over the Busu
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| length = {{cvt|75|km|mi|abbr=on}}<ref name="Papua New Guinea Coast">{{cite web|url=https://www.riversnetwork.org/MAPS/SOUTH%20ASIA/PAPUA_COAST/index.html|title=Papua New Guinea Coast}}</ref>
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| discharge1_location= Near mouth
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| discharge1_avg = {{cvt|50.02|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}<ref name="Papua New Guinea Coast">{{cite web|url=https://www.riversnetwork.org/MAPS/SOUTH%20ASIA/PAPUA_COAST/index.html|title=Papua New Guinea Coast}}</ref>
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| source1 =
| source1_location = [[Saruwaged Range]], [[Papua New Guinea]]
| source1_coordinates= {{coord|6|19|00|S|147|05|11|E|region:PG|display=inline,title}}
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| mouth = [[Huon Gulf]]
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| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|6|43|44|S|147|03|05|E}}
| mouth_elevation = {{cvt|0|m|abbr=on}}
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| river_system =
| basin_size = {{cvt|1,311.32|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}<ref name="Papua New Guinea Coast">{{cite web|url=https://www.riversnetwork.org/MAPS/SOUTH%20ASIA/PAPUA_COAST/index.html|title=Papua New Guinea Coast}}</ref>
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The '''Busu River''' is a river located near [[
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Lae}}
{{Rivers of Papua New Guinea}}
[[Category:Rivers of Papua New Guinea]]
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Latest revision as of 12:53, 21 September 2023
Busu River | |
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Location | |
Country | Papua New Guinea |
Region | Morobe Province |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Saruwaged Range, Papua New Guinea |
• coordinates | 6°19′00″S 147°05′11″E / 6.31667°S 147.08639°E |
• elevation | 2,270 m (7,450 ft) |
Mouth | Huon Gulf |
• coordinates | 6°43′44″S 147°03′05″E / 6.72889°S 147.05139°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 75 km (47 mi)[1] |
Basin size | 1,311.32 km2 (506.30 sq mi)[1] |
Discharge | |
• location | Near mouth |
• average | 50.02 m3/s (1,766 cu ft/s)[1] |
The Busu River is a river located near Wagang, Lae in Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea.[2] It is the fastest-flowing river in Papua New Guinea[3] and the sixth-fastest in the world.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Papua New Guinea Coast".
- ^ "Buso River, Papua New Guinea". Retrieved 2022-11-29.
- ^ "Study begins for new bridge over fast-flowing Papua New Guinea river". www.bridgeweb.com. 2016-02-29. Retrieved 2022-11-29.