Musa River

Not to be confused with Mūša River.

The Musa is a river on the eastern side of the Papuan Peninsula, in Papua New Guinea. It is one of the primary rivers on Oro Province. Its mouth exits into Dyke Ackland Bay.^[3]

Musa
The Musa River is on the east coast, south of the latitude of Port Morsby and just north of Cape Nelson.
Location
Country	Papua New Guinea
Region	Oro
Physical characteristics
Source	Confluence of Moni and Awala rivers
• location	Owen Stanley Range
• coordinates	9°30′27.2376″S 148°29′29.3424″E
• elevation	164 m (538 ft)
2nd source	Moni River
• coordinates	9°15′8.4312″S 148°2′45.0276″E
• elevation	2,203 m (7,228 ft)
3rd source	Awala River
• coordinates	9°19′21.4356″S 148°2′44.3904″E
• elevation	2,614 m (8,576 ft)
Mouth	Dyke Ackland Bay (Solomon Sea)
• coordinates	9°4′27.7752″S 148°53′1.0644″E
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	140 km (87 mi)(Musa–Moni 250 km)[1]
Basin size	6,178.6 km2 (2,385.6 sq mi)[1]
Discharge
• location	Near mouth
• average	380 m3/s (13,000 cu ft/s)[2]
Basin features
Progression	Dyke Ackland Bay (Solomon Sea)
River system	Musa River
Tributaries
• left	Moni, Sisiworo, Foru
• right	Awala, Ukuma, Adau, Totore

A plan to dam the river in 1975 caused local opposition.^[4]

Tributaries

The main tributaries from the mouth:^[1]

Left tributary	Right tributary	Length (km)	Basin size (km2)	Average discharge (m3/s)
Musa		250	6,178.6	380
Foru			127.1	9.8
	Totore		215.4	15.3
	Adau		1,878.2	115.3
	Ukuma		282.9	16.5
Sisiworo			197.8	13.7
	Awala		986.8	47
Moni		110	1,175	82.9

See also

• List of rivers of Papua New Guinea
• List of rivers of Oceania