Strickland River
| Strickland | |
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Location of the Strickland | |
| Location | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Western Province |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Central Range |
| • location | Confluence of Lagaip and Ok Om (Papua New Guinea) |
| • coordinates | 5°8′49.9632″S 142°18′9.1404″E / 5.147212000°S 142.302539000°E |
| • elevation | 468 m (1,535 ft) |
| 2nd source | Lagaip River |
| • location | Central Range |
| • coordinates | 5°38′52.692″S 143°36′48.7404″E / 5.64797000°S 143.613539000°E |
| • elevation | 2,710 m (8,890 ft) |
| 3rd source | Ok Om River |
| • location | Central Range |
| • coordinates | 4°58′30.612″S 141°51′9.2592″E / 4.97517000°S 141.852572000°E |
| • elevation | 1,955 m (6,414 ft) |
| Mouth | Fly River |
• location | Everill Junction |
• coordinates | 7°35′S 141°23′E / 7.583°S 141.383°E |
• elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Length | 824 km (512 mi) |
| Basin size | 36,740 km2 (14,190 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Everill Junction (near mouth) |
| • average | (Period: 1999–2019)3,327.5 m3/s (117,510 cu ft/s) 4,000 m3/s (140,000 cu ft/s) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Herbert, Western Province (Papua New Guinea) |
| • average | (Period: 1999–2019)3,274.8 m3/s (115,650 cu ft/s) 3,500 m3/s (120,000 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 1,200 m3/s (42,000 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 4,500 m3/s (160,000 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Fly River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Lagaip, Liddle, Carrington, Aiema |
| • right | Ok Om, Murray, Herbert |
The Strickland River is a major river in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea. It is the longest and largest tributary of the Fly River with a total length of 824 km (512 mi) including the Lagaip River the farthest distance river source of the Strickland River. It was named after Edward Strickland, vice-president of the Geographical Society of Australasia by the New Guinea Exploration Expedition of 1885.