The Purari (also known as Puraari ) is a river that originates in the south central highlands especially in Kandep District of Enga Province of Papua New Guinea , flowing 630 kilometres (391 mi) though Gulf Province to the Gulf of Papua . The Purari has a 33,670 km (13,000 sq mi) drainage basin and is the third largest river in Papua New Guinea. The discharge varies through the year, averaging around 3,000 m/s (110,000 cu ft/s)–4,000 m/s (140,000 cu ft/s) at the delta.
13-513: The headwaters of the river were charted in 1930 by Michael Leahy and Michael Dwyer. It is fed mainly by the Kaugel , Erave , Lai , Tua and Pio rivers, starting just south of Mount Karimui at the junction of the Tua and Pio rivers, where it flows through a quite spectacular gorge before flowing out into the lowlands and delta country closer to the coast. River becomes tidal at substantial distance from
26-588: A Memorandum of Cooperation with PNG Energy Developments Ltd (PNG EDL) and Origin Energy (Origin) to support the potential development of a renewable hydro electricity project based on the Purari (Wabo Dam). This article related to a river in Papua New Guinea is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mick Leahy (explorer) Michael James Leahy MBE (26 February 1901 – 7 March 1979)
39-495: A deltaic plain 30 to 50 kilometres (19 to 31 mi) wide. Average annual rainfalls ranging from 2,000 to 8,500 millimetres (80 to 330 in) in the catchment of the Purari result in a mean annual discharge at delta of about 105 km/a (3,300 m/s), carrying 88.6 million m/year of sediment into the delta (Pickup 1980; this volume). These inputs provide the material for a major deltaic complex of global significance. Purari River List of Tributaries by length. The general area
52-670: A railway clerk before leaving to become a freelance timber cutter. He abandoned this in 1926 upon hearing about the Edie Creek gold strike in New Guinea . He was soon followed to New Guinea by his brothers Paddy, Jim and Danny, while another brother, Tom, remained in Toowoomba. After suffering from an almost fatal bout of malaria upon trying to reach the gold fields, Leahy instead took a construction and labour management job. Mick Leahy with Mick Dwyer walked across New Guinea in 1930 and disproved
65-415: Is heavy tropical jungle with high rainfall and abundant bird life. Along the river in various places there are small human populations, mostly subsistence villages. Dugout canoes are seen along the river from Wabo downstream, however population is sparse until you get closer to the coast where there are a few more villages. The governments of Papua New Guinea and Government of Queensland have signed
78-1476: The Explorers Club in 1959. The 1983 award-winning documentary film ' First Contact ' is about the exploration of the Wahgi Valley and Mount Hagen in Papua New Guinea based on much of Leahy's footage. He died at Zenag in Morobe Province , in 1979. Books and papers authored or coauthored by Leahy include: Wahgi River Look for Wahgi River on one of Misplaced Pages's sister projects : [REDACTED] Wiktionary (dictionary) [REDACTED] Wikibooks (textbooks) [REDACTED] Wikiquote (quotations) [REDACTED] Wikisource (library) [REDACTED] Wikiversity (learning resources) [REDACTED] Commons (media) [REDACTED] Wikivoyage (travel guide) [REDACTED] Wikinews (news source) [REDACTED] Wikidata (linked database) [REDACTED] Wikispecies (species directory) Misplaced Pages does not have an article with this exact name. Please search for Wahgi River in Misplaced Pages to check for alternative titles or spellings. You need to log in or create an account and be autoconfirmed to create new articles. Alternatively, you can use
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104-797: The control of the colonial authorities. During the Second World War he joined the Royal Australian Air Force as a flight lieutenant and was assigned to the US chief engineer to build an airstrip in Telefomin . For his services during the war Leahy was awarded the US Medal of Freedom with bronze palm in 1948, appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1952 and made an honorary member of
117-564: The prevailing opinion that the interior of the island was unpopulated. In 1931, together with his brother Patrick, he explored the Kukukuku land. Mick and his brother Danny were leaders of the 1933 expedition into the Western Highlands. He also made two pioneering airplane flights into the western highlands, discovering the Wahgi Valley , taking thousands of photographs and movie film. He
130-717: The waters of Gulf of Papua . The Purari is a heavy muddy brown from silts washed down from the mountains, and rises and falls constantly depending on local rainfall. The Purari Delta is one of a number of large deltaic complexes which border the Gulf of Papua. Along with the Fly , the Kikori and many other rivers, the Purari drains the western and central highland region of Papua New Guinea. Upper sections of these rivers are located in highly mountainous terrain reaching 4,510 metres or 14,800 feet at Mt. Wilhelm , with steeply descending valleys debouching onto
143-544: Was accorded the right to penetrate the Highlands by the Administration. His diaries record that he and his party were responsible for 41 deaths between 1930 and 1934. In 1936, revelations of these deaths led to an inquiry, led by ADO ( Assistant District Officer ) Jim Taylor. He concluded that Leahy had acted in self-defence, and viewed such deaths as inevitable if prospectors were afforded the right to explore territories beyond
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#1732854947090156-552: Was an Australian explorer and gold prospector, famed for his exploration of the Highlands area of Papua New Guinea . He photographed, filmed and published many of his explorations widely. Leahy was born in Toowoomba , Queensland , the fourth of nine children of Irish migrants Daniel Leahy, a railway guard, and his wife Ellen, née Stone. After an education at the Christian Brothers' College in Toowoomba, Leahy initially worked as
169-760: Was one of the first Europeans to reach and climb the country's second tallest mountain – Mount Giluwe (1934). However, Jack Hides had also laid claim to be the first to discover Mount Giluwe, so Leahy went to England in 1935 and forced the Royal Geographical Society to set up a hearing into the two opposing claims. The following year Leahy was awarded the Murchison Award by the Society and published his discoveries in their journal. Leahy believed in his right to go anywhere in New Guinea, in pursuit of gold, and he
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