List of rivers of Oceania
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Fiji
- Ba RiverBa River (Fiji)The Ba River is located in the island of Viti Levu in Fiji. The town of Ba is built on its banks. The Rarawai Sugar Mill is located a kilometer upstream on the bank of the Ba River and makes use of the river water in its boilers....
- Dreketi RiverDreketi RiverThe Dreketi River is located in the island of Vanua Levu in Fiji. It is 65 kilometers in length and the deepest river in Fiji. It is navigable for small crafts for 35 kilometers from its mouth and provides access to large tracts of fertile land through which it passes. -References:it is a beautiful...
- Navua RiverNavua RiverThe Navua River is located in the island of Viti Levu in Fiji and has its source on the south east slope of Mount Gordon and flows for 65 kilometers to the south coast...
- Rewa RiverRewa RiverThe Rewa River is the widest river in Fiji. Located on the island of Viti Levu, the Rewa originates in Tomanivi, the highest peak in Fiji, and flows southeast for 145 km to Laucala Bay, near Suva...
- Sigatoka RiverSigatoka RiverThe Sigatoka River is located in the island of Viti Levu in Fiji and has its source on the western side of Mount Victoria and flows for 120 kilometers to the coast between the central and western ranges. It is the chief means of transportation with some parts of the interior of the island.The...
Papua New Guinea
- Asaro RiverAsaro RiverAsaro River is a river in Eastern Highlands province, Papua New Guinea, located at ....
- Bae'e RiverBae'e RiverThe Bae'e River is a river of Papua New Guinea, located in Eastern Highlands Province, in Ayura Valley....
- Chimbu RiverChimbu RiverChimbu River is a river in the Simbu Province of Papua New Guinea....
- Eilanden River
- Fly RiverFly RiverThe Fly at , is the second longest river, after the Sepik, in Papua New Guinea. The Fly is the largest river in Oceania, the largest in the world without a single dam in its catchment, and overall ranks as the twenty-fifth largest river in the world by volume of discharge...
- Gogol RiverGogol RiverThe Gogol River is a river in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. It empties to Astrolabe Bay at .- External links :*...
- Jaba RiverJaba RiverJaba River is a river in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. It empties to Empress Augusta Bay at . It was polluted by waste from the Panguna copper mine. Pollution of the environment was one of the causes of armed conflict on the island and struggle of local people for independence.- External links :*...
- Kabenau RiverKabenau RiverKabenau River is a river in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. It is located at about . It was discovered in 1887 by geologist C. Schneider and explored in 1888 by Hugo Zöller. It flows westward and empties near Rimba to the Astrolabe Bay....
- Kikori RiverKikori RiverThe Kikori River is a river in southern Papua New Guinea on the island of New Guinea .The river is about long and flows southeast into the Gulf of Papua, with its delta at the head of the gulf. The settlement of Kikori lies on the delta.-References:...
- Malas RiverMalas RiverMalas River is a river in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. It rises in the Adelbert Range and empties to the Bismarck Sea at ....
- Mambare RiverMambare RiverMambare River is a river in Oro Province, Papua New Guinea, located at .-History:The Imperial Japanese had a supply dump located at the mouth of the Mambare River during World War II....
- Markham RiverMarkham RiverThe Markham River is a river in eastern Papua New Guinea. It originates in the Finisterre Range and flows for to empty into the Huon Gulf at Lae....
- Ok Tedi RiverOk Tedi RiverThe Ok Tedi is a river in New Guinea. The Ok Tedi Mine is located near the headwaters of the river, which is sourced in the Star Mountains. Nearly the entirety of the river runs through the North Fly District of the Western Province of Papua New Guinea, but the river crosses the international...
- Pulau RiverPulau River-See also:*List of rivers of Oceania...
- Purari RiverPurari RiverThe Purari is a river in that originates in the south central highlands of Papua New Guinea, flowing though the Gulf Province to the Gulf of Papua...
- Ramu RiverRamu RiverThe Ramu is a river in northern Papua New Guinea. The headwaters of the river are formed in the Kratke Range from where it then travels approximately north-west to the Bismarck Sea....
- Sepik River
- Sogeram RiverSogeram RiverSogeram River is a river in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. It empties to Ramu River at ....
- Strickland RiverStrickland RiverThe Strickland River is a river in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea, and is the largest tributary of the Fly River.- Environmental concerns :...
- Torokina RiverTorokina RiverTorokina River is a river in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. It empties to Empress Augusta Bay at ....
- Turama RiverTurama River-See also:*List of rivers of Oceania...
- Watut RiverWatut RiverThe Watut River is a river in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. It is known as rough river full of canyons and over 150 rapids, making it suitable for adventurous white-water rafting....
- Warangoi RiverWarangoi RiverThe Warangoi River also known as the Adler River, is a river located in the eastern part of the Gazelle Peninsula in the northeastern part of New Britain, Papua New Guinea. It flows past the village of Warangoi and out into the Warangoi Bay. It played a part in the Battle of Rabaul early in 1942...
- Wawoi RiverWawoi RiverWawoi River is a river in southern Papua New Guinea....
Western New Guinea
- Mamberamo RiverMamberamo RiverThe Mamberamo is a large river on the island of New Guinea, in the Indonesian province of Papua. It is the widest river in Indonesia.The source of the river is formed from the confluences of its upper tributaries, the Tariku and Taritatu Rivers...
- Tariku RiverTariku RiverThe Tariku River is a river in the northern part of the Indonesian province of Papua. During the Dutch colonial era it was known as the Rouffaer River. The Tariku River flows generally eastward in the basin north of the island's central mountainous cordillera...
- Taritatu RiverTaritatu RiverThe Taritatu River is a river in the northern part of the Indonesian province of Papua. During the Dutch colonial era it was known as the Idenburg River. The Taritatu River flows generally westward in the basin north of the island's central mountainous cordillera...
- Van Daalen RiverVan Daalen River-See also:*List of rivers of Oceania...