List of rivers of Papua New Guinea

This is a list of rivers of Papua New Guinea.

In alphabetical order

• Abede River
• Afai River
• Ajova River
• Arafundi River
• Arai River
• Aramia River
• Aroa River (Papua New Guinea)
• Asaro River
• Atara River
• Ateltem River
• Atob River
• Awung River
• Bae'e River
• Bamu River
• Bapi River
• Bensbach River
• Bigei River
• Birim River (New Guinea)
• Bitoi River
• Bumi River
• Busu River
• Bulolo River
• Chimbu River
• Dimir River
• Elevala River
• Evapia River
• Fly River
• Frieda River
• Gama River
• Genga River
• Gilagil River
• Girua River
• Gogol River
• Guabe River
• Guam River
• Guga River (Papua New Guinea)
• Gum River
• Hongorai River
• Jaba River
• Jimi River
• Kabenau River
• Kaugel River
• Kaukombar River
• Keram River
• Kikori River
• Kokun River
• Kumil River
• Kumusi River
• Lamari River
• Leonard Schultze River
• Malas River
• Mambare River
• Mape River
• Markham River
• Masaweng River
• Mindjim River
• Moam River
• Morehead River
• Musa River
• Numagen River
• Nuru River
• Ogon River
• Ok Tedi River
• Omati River
• Omosa River
• Oriomo River
• Pahoturi River
• Piore River
• Piva River, Bougainville
• Purari River
• Ramu
• Samaia River
• Segero Creek
• Senu River
• Sepik
• Siki River
• Sogeram River
• Song River
• Strickland River
• Tabali River
• Timper River
• Tomul River
• Torokina River
• Tua River (Papua New Guinea)
• Turama River
• Vanapa River
• Veimauri River
• Waghi River
• Wanang River
• Waria River
• Wassi Kussa River
• Watut River
• Wawoi River
• Yaganon River
• Yellow River (Papua New Guinea)
• Yuat River

New Britain

• Aemoi River
• Apmi River
• Balima River (Papua New Guinea)
• Johanna River (New Britain)
• Warangoi River

New Ireland

• Aparam River
• Lossuk River
• Lumis River

Madang Province

The following are rivers in Madang Province for which various Madang language subgroups are named after.

• Dimir River
• Malas River
• Kaukombar River
• Kumil River
• Numagen River
• Omosa River
• Kokun River
• Gum River
• Awung River
• Evapia River
• Nuru River
• Kabenau River
• Tomul River
• Sogeram River
• Wanang River
• Yaganon River

List of major rivers by basin

List of Papua New Guinea's largest primary rivers, in order of catchment area.

River	Mouth coordinates	Basin size (km²)	Average discharge (m3/s)	Length (km)
Arafura Sea
Morehead	9°8′19.6764″S 141°20′31.47″E	3,555.8	99	175
Bensbach	9°7′41.5632″S 141°1′11.2332″E	2,516.7	92.4	242
Mai Kussa	9°8′30.1848″S 142°12′11.25″E	2,244.5	55.9	28
Wassi Kussa	9°10′4.818″S 142°3′0.4788″E	1,551.7	48.5	33
Bismarck Sea
Sepik	3°50′21.622″S 144°32′32.979″E	80,386.2	5,000	1,126
Ramu	4°1′3.675″S 144°40′0.053″E	17,822.6	990	640
Gogol	5°19′17.766″S 145°45′17.434″E	2,086	142.7	165
Kapiura	5°32′13.9884″S 150°39′32.2992″E	1,867.7	182.7	62.05
Via	5°31′40.4292″S 149°30′47.97″E	1,110	90.6
Pandi	4°56′6.5364″S 151°26′38.1732″E	1,085.3	163.5
Urawa	5°50′12.891″S 146°49′58.229″E	1,030.5	38.6
Aria	5°34′26.094″S 149°15′54.8748″E	1,012.2	76.7
Toriu	4°42′44.4816″S 151°39′22.0536″E	806.2	56.3
Kulu	5°29′33.5652″S 149°54′20.2896″E	769.8	69.6
Kwama	5°54′59.988″S 147°16′11.850″E	574.9	37.3
Nankina	5°36′23.410″S 146°27′42.251″E	550.9	31.6
Timbe	5°55′58.930″S 147°4′22.670″E	459.9	26.9
Malas	4°22′54.258″S 145°16′14.413″E	393.2	24.5
Gilagil	4°43′30.862″S 145°39′18.816″E	364.5	24
Korindindi	4°55′13.6452″S 151°39′14.58″E	344.9	37.6
Toiru	5°23′25.8576″S 150°59′33.9504″E	313.7	43.1
Balima	5°8′33.2376″S 151°5′17.7144″E	313.6	44.2
Kapuluk	5°31′36.4728″S 149°44′37.7088″E	309.1	26.4
Gavuvu	5°28′12.198″S 150°23′26.4912″E	291.6	30.1
Wari	2°12′6.6898″S 147°4′6.4776″E	217.1	11.8
Yamule	5°26′12.1812″S 150°57′32.8356″E	201.4	24.9
Lobu	5°12′28.5084″S 151°3′10.7208″E	180.2	24.2
Coral Sea
Fly	8°35′24.4824″S 143°36′39.024″E	73,809.31	6,500	1,060
Purari	7°50′57.9624″S 145°2′54.8196″E	33,517.8	3,000	630
Bamu	8°4′1.7796″S 143°42′37.2888″E	19,346.5	1,113.6	310
Kikori	7°42′29.664″S 144°29′41.7624″E	18,863.3	2,000	445
Turama	7°51′52.166″S 144°0′41.5296″E	5,879.4	511.7	302
Vailala	7°56′43.1448″S 145°24′31.6476″E	5,726.6	254.8	150
Lakekamu	8°13′16.1328″S 146°9′30.6936″E	5,385	195
Vanapa	9°7′18.1596″S 146°55′1.2396″E	5,358	243
Tauri	8°7′22.5084″S 146°4′37.6932″E	4,263.9	260
Kempwelch	10°3′18.6012″S 147°46′30.5328″E	3,036.2	111.7
Alabule	8°42′0.0252″S 146°29′34.908″E	2,700.3	119.4
Gami	8°0′3.6216″S 143°52′49.3896″E	2,449.6	215.9	160
Aroa	9°3′51.9408″S 146°48′3.8232″E	2,197.5	77.7
Era	7°31′47.262″S 144°42′10.5912″E	2,115.6	136.4
Akaifu	8°21′6.0228″S 146°16′2.2512″E	1,869.1	58.1
Ormond	10°4′46.4124″S 148°10′4.5624″E	1,660.4	41.5
Bonua	10°14′4.7508″S 149°5′13.3116″E	1,654.7	63.7
Omati	7°44′31.2396″S 144°11′14.0676″E	1,616.9	176.5	146
Pahoturi	9°16′26.4972″S 142°44′32.3664″E	1,431.5	28.8	80
Oriomo	9°2′9.9924″S 143°10′54.426″E	1,250.3	48.8	22
Bailebu	10°18′3.1716″S 149°16′34.6944″E	1,100.7	38.3
Mori	10°10′17.1516″S 148°33′56.3688″E	894	33.1
Kapuri	8°14′47.2068″S 146°11′43.0188″E	872	29.8
Pie	7°40′7.8996″S 144°50′31.3188″E	689.7	46.9
Binaturi	9°8′24.1764″S 142°57′18.3888″E	540.7	15.3	48
Sagarai	10°26′35.8368″S 150°6′0.1044″E	456.2	19
Murua	7°54′18.7272″S 145°48′45.4896″E	371.5	19.5
Wai'i	7°27′21.8736″S 144°42′12.2136″E	355.6	30.2
Pacific Ocean
Pual	2°44′5.502″S 141°26′35.429″E	2,682.1	85.2
Bliri	2°57′43.120″S 141°59′12.615″E	1,473.3	49.6
Laluai	6°30′0.0756″S 155°54′48.9672″E	511.7	34.7	35
Solomon Sea
Markham	6°44′44.473″S 146°58′12.987″E	12,712	385	180
Musa	9°4′27.7752″S 148°53′1.0644″E	6,029	262
Waria	7°49′21.608″S 147°40′52.370″E	3,920.2	219.8
Mambare	8°3′9.822″S 148°0′26.271″E	3,509.1	265.9	220
Kumusi	8°28′47.285″S 148°13′38.445″E	2,726.7	188.4	167
Mongi	6°42′40.883″S 147°35′59.376″E	1,649.1	92.7	73
Gira	8°0′8.001″S 147°57′27.047″E	1,379.7	96.5
Busu	6°43′44″S 147°03′05″E	1,311.32	50	75
Ruaba	9°48′5.9724″S 149°44′4.704″E	1,107.1	32.1
Bariji	9°5′9.8052″S 148°38′15.4428″E	1,034.9	47.9
Mevelo	4°58′21.4932″S 151°58′41.8116″E	936.8	77.3
Esis	5°30′42.5628″S 151°40′10.3944″E	911.8	129.6
Warangoi	4°30′38.1996″S 152°20′7.1556″E	882.9	26.5
Ania	6°1′17.1156″S 150°47′48.5376″E	862	88
Johanna	6°17′1.2048″S 150°0′25.3296″E	818.3	80.1
Bitoi	7°12′46.106″S 147°8′11.866″E	762.2	20.6	44.8
Paiawa	7°32′12.660″S 147°22′40.907″E	727	30
Eia	7°56′17.556″S 147°48′11.395″E	723.1	48.9
Ope	8°18′30.651″S 148°12′21.352″E	713.3	51.5
Pulie	6°5′10.3632″S 149°10′45.4188″E	697	44.8
Alimbit	6°8′22.9082″S 149°29′30.4548″E	658	52.4
Awio	6°14′30.7212″S 150°9′32.8932″E	626.7	69.7
Torlu	5°51′52.542″S 151°17′15.81″E	603.2	66
Yupuru	9°32′39.5592″S 149°22′43.716″E	522.2	21.7
Jaba	6°23′51.7776″S 155°11′52.6056″E	515.6	44	50
Frisco	7°4′24.368″S 147°2′57.512″E	508.5	15.4
Melkoi	5°57′51.012″S 151°6′39.1536″E	494.8	53.2
Itni	5°50′0.8016″S 148°33′18.1728″E	454.3	24.7
Mape	6°35′16.210″S 147°49′25.820″E	452.8	29.5
Andru	6°16′42.6936″S 149°48′25.416″E	447	38.2
Girua	8°36′55.8252″S 148°18′57.3229″E	414.5	24.9
Bergberg	5°30′48.0312″S 151°41′32.9712″E	404.4	57.6
Amgen	6°13′29.244″S 150°28′51.0672″E	390.6	46.4
Bairaman	5°45′48.1428″S 151°23′33.7236″E	364	41.9
Adi	5°56′42.7416″S 148°50′47.9652″E	361.8	18.8
Wunung	5°36′25.4232″S 151°27′35.4528″E	315.1	38.4
Kamdaru	4°11′58.3476″S 152°40′49.5588″E	287.5	14.7
Weitin	4°37′18.1956″S 153°1′42.5244″E	283.5	12.1
Pailima	6°17′6.9144″S 149°39′34.8984″E	268.7	22.1
Galowe	5°31′17.3028″S 151°28′58.5696″E	214.8	30.3
Tigul	5°32′26.0088″S 151°51′52.3728″E	185.9	25.4
Matali	5°31′10.1424″S 151°30′38.5092″E	173.9	24.2

Surface waters of Papua New Guinea; Papua New Guinea (PNG), Indonesia (IND);

River	Basin size (103 km2)			Discharge (km3/year)
	PNG	IND	Total	PNG	IND	Total
Fly	70.8	3	73.8	203.4	6.6	210
Kikori	18.9		18.9	63		63
Purari	33.5		33.5	95		95
Ramu	17.8		17.8	31		31
Sepik	77.4	3	80.4	142.3	17.7	160
Other	244.4		244.4	395.3		395.3

Region	Area (103 km2)	Discharge (km3/year)
New Guinea	406.24	801
Islands Region	56.6	129
Papua New Guinea	462.84	930

See also

• List of rivers of Western New Guinea
• List of rivers of Indonesia
• Geography of Papua New Guinea

External links

• "New Guinea rivers". wwf.panda.org. WWF.
• "Watershed Basins of Papua New Guinea". Data Basin. World Resources Institute.
• "National Integrated Water Resource Management Diagnostic Report Papua New Guinea" (PDF). SOPAC Miscellaneous Report 243. SOPAC. 2007.