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Rivers in Indonesia
YearMaps maps 14 rivers in Indonesia. The full list follows.
How this list is built: Listed alphabetically. A river is listed where its mapped reach lies, so long rivers appear under more than one country. It covers the rivers indexed in YearMaps, drawn from open geospatial data, and is not an exhaustive national register.
- Rivers Listed
- 14
- With Full Profile
- 12
Linked to a detail page
| Name | Type | Also Flows Through |
|---|---|---|
| Asahan | River | — |
| Baliem | River | — |
| Barito | River | — |
| Digul | River | — |
| Fly | River | Papua New Guinea |
| Indragi | River | — |
| Kapuas | River | — |
| Kayan | River | — |
| Mahakam | River | — |
| Mamberamo | River | — |
| Masi | River | — |
| Pembuang | River | — |
| Sepik | River | Papua New Guinea |
| Taritatu | River | — |
About the Rivers of Indonesia
The 12 rivers above with an encyclopedia article, in brief. Each name opens the river's full page, with its course on the map.
- Asahan
- The Asahan River is one of the principal rivers in North Sumatra, Indonesia, that begins in Porsea, Toba Regency near the southeast corner of Lake Toba. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Baliem
- The Baliem River is a river in the Highland Papua and South Papua provinces of Western New Guinea, Indonesia. It is the largest tributary of the Pulau River, formerly called the Eilanden River. With a total length of 414.2 km. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Barito
- The Barito River is the second longest river in Borneo, Indonesia after the Kapuas River with a total length of 1,090 km and a drainage basin of over 80,000 km2 in South Kalimantan, Indonesia. It originates in the Müller Mountain Range, from where it flows southward into the Java Sea. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Digul
- The Digul River is a major river in South Papua province, Indonesia, on the island of New Guinea. It is the fourth longest river in New Guinea after Sepik, Mamberamo, and Fly. With a total length of 853 km and a drainage basin of 47,000 km2. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Fly
- The Fly River is the third longest river on the island of New Guinea, after the Sepik and Mamberamo, with a total length of 1,060 km. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Kapuas
- The Kapuas River is a river in the Indonesian part of Borneo island, at the geographic center of Maritime Southeast Asia. At 1,143 km in length, it is the longest river on the island of Borneo, the longest river in Indonesia and one of the world's longest island rivers. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Kayan
- The Kayan River is a river of Borneo island, flowing in the North Kalimantan province of Indonesia, about 1,600 km northeast of the capital Jakarta. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Mahakam
- The Mahakam River is the third longest river in Borneo after the Kapuas River and the Barito River, and is located in East Kalimantan province of Indonesia. It flows 980 kilometers from the district of Long Apari in the highlands of Borneo, to its mouth at the Makassar Strait. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Mamberamo
- The Mamberamo is the second-longest river on the island of New Guinea, after Sepik River and the second largest in Oceania by discharge volume after Fly. It is located in the Indonesian province of Papua. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Pembuang
- Pembuang River or Seruyan River is a river of Borneo, Indonesia. The river has its source near Bikit Tikung in the Schwaner Mountain Range. The eastern side of the river contains dense forest down to Sembulu lakes and is said to be a major habitat of the orangutan. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Quick Answers
- How many rivers are there in Indonesia?
- YearMaps lists 14 rivers for Indonesia. This is the number mapped in the atlas, not an official national count.
- Which rivers of Indonesia also flow through other countries?
- The Fly (also Papua New Guinea); The Sepik (also Papua New Guinea).