Poso River

The Poso is a river of Central Sulawesi on Sulawesi island, Indonesia, about 1600 km northeast of the capital Jakarta. The Poso is approximately 100 km long and flows from Lake Poso, about 2 km west of the town of Tentena to the city of Poso and then into the Gulf of Tomini.

Poso River
Sungai Poso, Koro Poso, Soengai Posso
The Poso River, at Poso, May 1919.
Location of river mouth
Poso River (Indonesia)
Native nameSungai Poso (Indonesian)
Location
CountryIndonesia
StateCentral Sulawesi
Physical characteristics
SourceLake Poso
  locationTentena
MouthGulf of Tomini
Length100 km (62 mi)
Basin size2,673.4 km2 (1,032.2 sq mi)
Discharge 
  locationNear mouth
  average119.9 m3/s (4,230 cu ft/s)
Basin features
River systemPoso River
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