| Van Daalen River Sungai Vandalen, Van Daalen Rivier | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Central Papua |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | confluence of Toradja and Ruhl |
| • location | Kampung Golu, Bina District, Puncak |
| • coordinates | 3°22′52″S137°27′58″E / 3.381°S 137.466°E /-3.381; 137.466 |
| Mouth | Tariku River (border of Central Papua and Papua) |
• location | Kampung Deide, Dagai District, Puncak Jaya |
• coordinates | 3°01′26″S138°03′25″E / 3.024°S 138.057°E /-3.024; 138.057 |
• elevation | 72 m (236 ft) |
| Length | 140 km |
TheVan Daalen River (Indonesian: Sungai Vandalen) is a river ofWestern New Guinea inPuncak Jaya andPuncak,Central Papua,Indonesia. It is atributary ofTariku River.[1][2]
The river flows in the northern area of Papua with predominantlytropical rainforest climate (designated asAf in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[3] The annual average temperature in the area is 21 °C. The warmest month is October, when the average temperature is around 22 °C, and the coldest is January, at 18 °C.[4] The average annual rainfall is 5121 mm. The wettest month is March, with an average of 573 mm rainfall, and the driest is July, with 324 mm rainfall.[5]