Kikori (river)

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Kikori
Location of the Kikori in Papua New Guinea

Location of the Kikori in Papua New Guinea

Data
location Papua New Guinea
River system Kikori
muzzle Gulf of Papua Coordinates: 7 ° 38 ′ 48 "  S , 144 ° 28 ′ 33"  E 7 ° 38 ′ 48 "  S , 144 ° 28 ′ 33"  E
Mouth height 0  m

length 320 km
Catchment area 23,309 km²
Small towns Kikori

The Kikori ( English Kikori River ) is an approximately 320 kilometers long river in the south of Papua New Guinea . The catchment area extends from the mangrove wetlands of the mouth in the Papua Gulf to the alpine grasslands in the Southern Highlands Province . The city of the same name Kikori is located on the right bank just before it flows into the delta.

The Kikori arises at the confluence of the Hegigio with the Mubi (river) or Digimu , in which u. a. the Lake Kutubu drains.

There are large oil and gas fields in the catchment area of ​​the Kikori, which have been mined since the 1990s. A pipeline for removal ( Papua-Newguinea LNG Project ) runs in the Kikori river system past Lake Kutubu to the Papua Gulf.

biodiversity

The Kikori River System is known for its high biodiversity , including a. Mount Bosavi is known in this regard on the western edge of the catchment area. With more than 100 fish species, 14 percent of which are endemic , the catchment area of ​​the Kikori , together with the much longer Fly River to the west, is the most species-rich river in New Guinea. Most of the endemic fish species do not live in the rivers, but in Lake Kutubu. Furthermore, three species of Cherax , an endemic cave goby Oxyeleotris caeca and six species of freshwater turtles live in the Kikori Basin .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GR Allen, AW Storey, M. Yarrao: Freshwater Fishes of the Fly River. Ok Tedi Mining. Tabubil. 2008. ISBN 978-0-646-49605-4

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