Back نهر ستريكلاند ARZ Riu Strickland Catalan Strickland River (suba sa Papua New Guinea) CEB Стрикленд (юханшыв) CV Strickland (Fluss) German Strickland (rivière) French Sungai Strickland ID Striklandas LT Strickland (rzeka) Polish Rio Strickland Portuguese
| Strickland | |
|---|---|
 Location of the Strickland | |
| Location | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Western Province |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Central Range |
| • location | Confluence of Lagaip and Ok Om (Papua New Guinea) |
| • coordinates | 5°8′49.9632″S 142°18′9.1404″E / 5.147212000°S 142.302539000°E |
| • elevation | 468 m (1,535 ft) |
| 2nd source | Lagaip River |
| • location | Central Range |
| • coordinates | 5°38′52.692″S 143°36′48.7404″E / 5.64797000°S 143.613539000°E |
| • elevation | 2,710 m (8,890 ft) |
| 3rd source | Ok Om River |
| • location | Central Range |
| • coordinates | 4°58′30.612″S 141°51′9.2592″E / 4.97517000°S 141.852572000°E |
| • elevation | 1,955 m (6,414 ft) |
| Mouth | Fly River |
• location | Everill Junction |
• coordinates | 7°35′S 141°23′E / 7.583°S 141.383°E |
• elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Length | 824 km (512 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 36,740 km2 (14,190 sq mi)[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Everill Junction (near mouth) |
| • average | (Period: 1999–2019)3,327.5 m3/s (117,510 cu ft/s)[1] 4,000 m3/s (140,000 cu ft/s)[2] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Herbert, Western Province (Papua New Guinea) |
| • average | (Period: 1999–2019)3,274.8 m3/s (115,650 cu ft/s)[1] 3,500 m3/s (120,000 cu ft/s)[2] |
| • minimum | 1,200 m3/s (42,000 cu ft/s)[2] |
| • maximum | 4,500 m3/s (160,000 cu ft/s)[2] |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Fly River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Lagaip, Liddle, Carrington, Aiema |
| • right | Ok Om, Murray, Herbert |
The Strickland River is a major river in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea. It is the longest and largest tributary of the Fly River with a total length of 824 km (512 mi) including the Lagaip River the farthest distance river source of the Strickland River. It was named after Edward Strickland, vice-president of the Geographical Society of Australasia[3] by the New Guinea Exploration Expedition of 1885.
- ^ a b c d "Porgera Joint Venture".
- ^ a b c d David, Lawrence; Tim, Cansfield-Smith (1990). "Sustainable Development for Traditional Inhabitants of the Torres Strait Region".
- ^ Walsh, G. P. "Strickland, Sir Edward (1821–1889)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 22 September 2013.