The Wanokaka River flows from east to west before turning to the south into the Indian Ocean at a length of 80 km.[4] The upstream is at the hillsManupeu Tanah Daru National Park, village of Liangudongo, Konda Maloba Utara, District of Katikutana, Central Sumba Regency and discharges into Indian Ocean near Wanokaka Beach in the village of Desa Waihura, District of Wanokaka, West Sumba Regency. The river is famous for two waterfalls, namely Matayangu and Lapopu waterfall.[5][6]
Tributariesedit
Some tributaries flow to this river among others: the Labariri River, Lahihagalang River, Kerimaraga River, Kihi River, Lakaraha River, Waikajelung River, Lokomara River, and Katamawai River.
Geographyedit
The river flows along the southern area of Sumba with predominantly tropical savanna climate (designated as As in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[7] The annual average temperature in the area is 24 °C. The warmest month is April, when the average temperature is around 26 °C, and the coldest is January, at 22 °C.[8] The average annual rainfall is 1731 mm. The wettest month is December, with an average of 356 mm rainfall, and the driest is August, with 10 mm rainfall.[9]
^(in Indonesian) Nama dan Panjang Sungai di Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Timur
^Indonesia Kaya. "Terpesona Oleh Biru dan Jernihnya Air Terjun Lapopu - Situs Budaya Indonesia". indonesiakaya.com. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
^Kompas Cyber Media. "Melancong ke Sumba, Kunjungi Lapopu, Air Terjun Tertinggi di NTT". Kompas.com. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
^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. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007.
^ ab"NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. 30 January 2016.
wanokaka, river, river, sumba, island, province, east, nusa, tenggara, indonesia, located, kilometers, south, waikabubak, with, district, wanokaka, wanukaka, east, district, lamboya, sungai, wanokakawano, kaka, luku, wonokakalokasi, muarashow, sumba, indonesia. The Wanokaka River 1 is a river in Sumba island Province of East Nusa Tenggara Indonesia 2 It is located a few kilometers south of Waikabubak with the District of Wanokaka Wanukaka east of the District of Lamboya 3 Sungai WanokakaWano Kaka Luku WonokakaLokasi muaraShow map of SumbaWanokaka River Indonesia Show map of IndonesiaLocationCountryIndonesiaPhysical characteristicsSourceManupeu Tanah Daru National Park locationSumba East Nusa Tenggara elevation500 m 1 600 ft MouthIndian Ocean locationWest Sumba RegencyLength80 km 50 mi Contents 1 Hydrology 1 1 Tributaries 2 Geography 3 Uses 4 See also 5 ReferencesHydrology editThe Wanokaka River flows from east to west before turning to the south into the Indian Ocean at a length of 80 km 4 The upstream is at the hills Manupeu Tanah Daru National Park village of Liangudongo Konda Maloba Utara District of Katikutana Central Sumba Regency and discharges into Indian Ocean near Wanokaka Beach in the village of Desa Waihura District of Wanokaka West Sumba Regency The river is famous for two waterfalls namely Matayangu and Lapopu waterfall 5 6 Tributaries edit Some tributaries flow to this river among others the Labariri River Lahihagalang River Kerimaraga River Kihi River Lakaraha River Waikajelung River Lokomara River and Katamawai River Geography editThe river flows along the southern area of Sumba with predominantly tropical savanna climate designated as As in the Koppen Geiger climate classification 7 The annual average temperature in the area is 24 C The warmest month is April when the average temperature is around 26 C and the coldest is January at 22 C 8 The average annual rainfall is 1731 mm The wettest month is December with an average of 356 mm rainfall and the driest is August with 10 mm rainfall 9 Luku Wonokaka Climate chart explanation J F M A M J J A S O N D 273 24 20 303 26 23 222 25 24 151 26 26 94 26 25 48 24 24 22 24 23 10 25 23 18 26 23 45 27 25 189 27 24 356 25 21 Average max and min temperatures in C Precipitation totals in mmSource 8 Imperial conversion JFMAMJJASOND 11 75 68 12 79 73 8 7 77 75 5 9 79 79 3 7 79 77 1 9 75 75 0 9 75 73 0 4 77 73 0 7 79 73 1 8 81 77 7 4 81 75 14 77 70 Average max and min temperatures in F Precipitation totals in inchesUses editThe Wanokaka River is utilized for irrigation with Lahikaninu Weir in West Sumba Regency See also editList of drainage basins of Indonesia List of rivers of Indonesia List of rivers of Lesser Sunda IslandsReferences edit Following Indonesian official geographical naming guide for Luku Wonokaka at Geonames org cc by Last updated 17 January 2012 Database dump downloaded 27 November 2015 The Southwest of Sumba Diakses 10 December 2018 in Indonesian Nama dan Panjang Sungai di Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Timur Indonesia Kaya Terpesona Oleh Biru dan Jernihnya Air Terjun Lapopu Situs Budaya Indonesia indonesiakaya com Retrieved 10 December 2018 Kompas Cyber Media Melancong ke Sumba Kunjungi Lapopu Air Terjun Tertinggi di NTT Kompas com Retrieved 10 December 2018 Peel M C Finlayson B L McMahon T A 2007 Updated world map of the Koppen Geiger climate classification Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 11 5 1633 1644 doi 10 5194 hess 11 1633 2007 a b NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index NASA 30 January 2016 NASA Earth Observations Rainfall 1 month TRMM NASA Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission 30 January 2016 9 45 00 S 119 28 00 E 9 75 S 119 46667 E 9 75 119 46667 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wanokaka River amp oldid 1167008677, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
