The Wera River (Wae Wera) is a river of Flores, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, about 1500 km east of the capital Jakarta.[2][3]

Wera River
Wae Wera, Sungai Wera
Wera River is located in Flores
Wera River
Location of the river
Wera River is located in Lesser Sunda Islands
Wera River
Wera River (Lesser Sunda Islands)
Wera River is located in Indonesia
Wera River
Wera River (Indonesia)
Location
CountryIndonesia
Physical characteristics
SourceWatu Tunggur National Reserve
 • locationBombong, West Manggarai Regency
 • coordinates8°32′12″S 120°16′48″E / 8.5366003°S 120.280016°E / -8.5366003; 120.280016
2nd sourcePoco Mandasawu montain; Golo Lusang Manggarai National forest;
 • locationLangke Rembong, Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara
 • coordinates8°36′44″S 120°25′18″E / 8.6123238°S 120.4218033°E / -8.6123238; 120.4218033
Mouth 
 • location
Reok Manggarai Timur Regency
 • coordinates
8°17′39″S 120°29′02″E / 8.2940482°S 120.4838339°E / -8.2940482; 120.4838339
Basin size1,081 km2 (417 sq mi)[1]
Basin features
River systemReo Waepesi basin (DAS420815)[1]
CitiesReok (Reo); Ruteng
BridgesReok bridge
River Basin Management UnitBPDAS Benain Noelmina[1]
Flores is located in Flores
Wae Wera
Wae Wera
Wae Wera River

Hydrology

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The Wera River flows in the Manggarai Timur Regency and during wet season, the current is quite high to threaten the damage of "Wae Wera Bridge" in the village of Nanga Baras, Sambi Rampas district, or the northern main traffic route of Flores.[4][5]

Geography

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The river flows in the middle to the north of Flores with predominantly tropical savanna climate (designated as Aw in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[6] The annual average temperature in the area is 26 °C. The warmest month is November, when the average temperature is around 30 °C, and the coldest is February, at 23 °C.[7] The average annual rainfall is 1686 mm. The wettest month is January, with an average of 302 mm rainfall, and the driest is September, with 8 mm rainfall.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Keputusan Menteri Kehutanan Nomor SK.511/MENHUT-V/2011 Tahun 2011 - Pusat Data Hukumonline".
  2. ^ Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
  3. ^ Wae Wera at Geonames.org (cc-by); Last updated 17 January 2012; Database dump downloaded 27 November 2015
  4. ^ Anggota DPRD Manggarai Timur Desak Pemerintah Tuntaskan Jembatan Wae Wera. Penulis: Aris Ninu. Editor: Kanis Jehola. Kupang Tribun News. 1 Desember 2018.
  5. ^ Sayap Jembatan Wae Wera Kembali Diporak Porandakan Banjir. Ini Dampaknya ! Penulis: Aris Ninu. Editor: Rosalina Woso. Kupang Tribun News. 1 Desember 2018.
  6. ^ Peel, M C; Finlayson, B L; McMahon, T A (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007.
  7. ^ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. 30 January 2016.
  8. ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month – TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. 30 January 2016.

8°31′24″S 120°14′55″E / 8.5233°S 120.2485°E / -8.5233; 120.2485