Palu River


Palu River is a river in Central Sulawesi, Sulawesi island, Indonesia, about 1600 km northeast of the capital Jakarta.

Hydrology

The river flows through the city of Palu, with 41% of the basin area is covered by the protected tropical montane forest of the Lore Lindu National Park.

Geography

The river flows in the west area of Sulawesi with predominantly tropical rainforest climate. The annual average temperature in the area is 24 °C. The warmest month is October, when the average temperature is around 26 °C, and the coldest is July, at 22 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2092 mm. The wettest month is August, with an average of 252 mm rainfall, and the driest is February, with 114 mm rainfall.