Strickland (river)
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 Strickland River in Papua New Guinea |
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| location | Western Province ( Papua New Guinea ) | |
| River system | Fly | |
| Drain over | Fly → Gulf of Papua | |
| source | in the Bismarck Mountains | |
| muzzle | in the fly coordinates: 7 ° 35 ′ 0 ″ S , 141 ° 23 ′ 0 ″ E 7 ° 35 ′ 0 ″ S , 141 ° 23 ′ 0 ″ E
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Strickland is a river in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea .
It is the longest tributary of the Fly . Its source is in the Bismarck Mountains , the confluence with the Fly south of the largest lake in Papua New Guinea, Lake Murray .
Since 1989 there has been pollution from residues from the Porgera gold mine in the upper reaches of the Enga province .