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Davao River

The 883rd longest river in the world

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The Davao River is the third largest river by drainage basin in the southern Philippines on the island of Mindanao. It drains an area of over 1,700 square kilometres (660 sq mi) with a total length of 170 kilometres (110 mi). Most of the area is uplands. Average flows within the river near the mouth are estimated at 70 to 80 cubic metres per second (2, 500 to 2, 800 cu ft/s). The climate type is relatively uniform throughout the year with evenly distributed rainfall and temperatures and humidity (rainfall = 2600mm, Actual Evap 1028mm). The area rarely experiences typhoons.

Flows through: Philippines.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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