Strickland River

Strickland
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 / -5.147212000; 142.302539000
• 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 / -5.64797000; 143.613539000
• 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 / -4.97517000; 141.852572000
• elevation	1,955 m (6,414 ft)
Mouth	Fly River
• location	Obo
• coordinates	7°35′S 141°23′E / 7.583°S 141.383°E / -7.583; 141.383
• elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Length	824 km (512 mi)
Basin size	37,000 km2 (14,000 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	Confluence of Fly River, Western Province (Papua New Guinea)
• average	4,000 m3/s (140,000 cu ft/s)[1] 3,600 m3/s (130,000 cu ft/s)
• maximum	21,000 m3/s (740,000 cu ft/s)
Discharge
• location	Herbert, Western Province (Papua New Guinea)
• average	3,500 m3/s (120,000 cu ft/s)[1]
• minimum	1,200 m3/s (42,000 cu ft/s)[1]
• maximum	4,500 m3/s (160,000 cu ft/s)[1]
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^[2] by the New Guinea Exploration Expedition of 1885.