Mamberamo
| Mamberamo | ||
 Mamberamo estuary delta |
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| location | Papua Province , Indonesia , New Guinea | |
| River system | Mamberamo | |
| origin | Confluence of Tariku , Van Daalen and Taritatu 2 ° 55 ′ 24 ″ S , 138 ° 26 ′ 32 ″ E |
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| muzzle | east of Cenderawasih Bay in the Pacific Coordinates: 1 ° 27 ′ 57 ″ E , 137 ° 54 ′ 1 ″ E 1 ° 27 ′ 57 ″ S , 137 ° 54 ′ 1 ″ E
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| length | 1175 km (with Taritatu and Sobger) | |
| Catchment area | 78,992 km² | |
| Outflow A Eo : 78,992 km² |
MQ Mq |
4580 m³ / s 58 l / (s km²) |
| Navigable | 160 km | |
The Mamberamo is a river in New Guinea in the Indonesian province of Papua .
The Mamberamo is formed by the confluence of the Tariku , Van Daalen and Taritatu rivers , from where it flows north through a large valley of the Van Rees Mountains . Before the Mamberamo flows into the Pacific at Point D'Urville , it forms a large estuary delta .
In the 1990s, the Indonesian government had plans to flood the valley in order to build a dam for a hydroelectric power station. These plans were shelved for the time being as a result of the Indonesian financial crisis in 1998–1999.
The Mamberamotal is home to numerous indigenous peoples of New Guinea , including many who have not yet had any contact with western civilization. It is also known for its high biodiversity . A large part of the valley is designated as the Mamberamo Foja nature reserve on 20,180 km².
The Mamberamo is important in the history of the discovery of New Guinea because the Spanish explorer Íñigo Ortiz de Retez traveled the north coast of the island to the delta of the river in 1545. Despite its high water flow, the Mamberamo is only navigable about 160 km upstream from its mouth, due to rapids when it breaks through the Van Rees Mountains.
Individual evidence
- ↑ J. Loebis: Country Report: Implementation of Demonstration Project Mamberamo River Basin INDONESIA . Indonesian Hydrological Society, Research Institute for Water Resources. 2008.
- ↑ Christer Nilsson, Catherine A. Reidy, Mats Dynesius, Carmen Revenga: Fragmentation and Flow Regulation of the World's Large River Systems ( Memento of the original of March 30, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Science, Vol. 308, p. 405; 2005
