| Palu River | |
| Name Other: | Sungai Palu, Salo Paloe, Binangga Palu, Sungai Miu |
| Pushpin Map: | Indonesia Sulawesi#Indonesia |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 285 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of river mouth |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Mouth Elevation: | Sea level |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 61.2m3/s |
| Basin Size: | 26940NaN0[1] |
| Tributaries Right: | Gumbasa River |
The Palu River (Indonesian: Sungai Palu) is a river in Central Sulawesi, Sulawesi island, Indonesia, about 1600 km northeast of the capital Jakarta.[2] [3]
The river flows through the city of Palu, with 41% of the basin area covered by the protected tropical montane forest of the Lore Lindu National Park.[4]
The river flows in the west area of Sulawesi with predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]