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Digul River

The 629th longest river in the world

600 km

The Digul River (Digoel) 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 (530 mi) and a drainage basin of 47,000 km2 (18, 000 sq mi).

Flows through: Indonesia.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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