Rivers in Oceania Ranked by Discharge
Rivers recorded in Wikidata, ranked by Average discharge. Figures for long rivers vary between sources, depending on where the source and mouth are measured. Only items Wikidata places in Oceania (directly or through their country) are included. Source: Wikidata (CC0 1.0 (public domain)).
Summary
Fly River ranks #1 with 6,000 m³/s. That is 1.6 times Sepik in second place (3,804 m³/s). The top five are Fly River, Sepik, Wawoi River, Endeavour River and Murray River. The median across all 19 is 104 m³/s; Lachlan River is last at 40 m³/s.
- #1
- Fly River · 6,000 m³/s
- Median
- 104 m³/s
- Coverage
- 19 rivers in Oceania
- Data year
- As recorded in Wikidata
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
| Rank | River | Location | Average discharge (m³/s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fly River | Indonesia, Papua New Guinea | 6,000 |
| 2 | Sepik | Indonesia, Papua New Guinea | 3,804 |
| 3 | Wawoi River | Papua New Guinea | 2,000 |
| 4 | Endeavour River | Australia | 1,193 |
| 5 | Murray River | Australia | 767 |
| 6 | Waikato River | New Zealand | 340 |
| 7 | Victoria River | Australia | 162 |
| 8 | River Derwent | Australia | 123 |
| 9 | Flinders River | Australia | 122 |
| 10 | Latrobe River | Australia | 104 |
| 11 | McArthur River | Australia | 103.6 |
| 12 | Darling River | Australia | 100 |
| 13 | Bensbach River | Papua New Guinea | 92.4 |
| 14 | Fitzroy River | Australia | 84 |
| 15 | Cooper Creek | Australia | 82 |
| 16 | Yarra River | Australia | 63.5 |
| 17 | Blyth River | Australia | 58.9 |
| 18 | Nive River | Australia | 57 |
| 19 | Lachlan River | Australia | 40 |
About the top 10
#1 Fly River
Fly River ranks #1 on this list with 6,000 m³/s.
- Countries
- Indonesia, Papua New Guinea
- Length
- 1,050 km
- Flows into
- Gulf of Papua
Also ranks #54 in average discharge.
#2 Sepik
Sepik ranks #2 on this list with 3,804 m³/s.
- Countries
- Indonesia, Papua New Guinea
- Length
- 1,126 km
- Flows into
- Bismarck Sea
Also ranks #75 in average discharge.
#3 Wawoi River
Wawoi River ranks #3 on this list with 2,000 m³/s.
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Length
- 482 km
- Flows into
- Gulf of Papua
#4 Endeavour River
Endeavour River ranks #4 on this list with 1,193 m³/s.
- Country
- Australia
- Length
- 51 km
- Flows into
- Coral Sea
#5 Murray River
Murray River ranks #5 on this list with 767 m³/s.
- Country
- Australia
- Length
- 2,508 km
- Flows into
- Indian Ocean
Also ranks #25 in drainage basin · #36 in length.
#6 Waikato River
Waikato River ranks #6 on this list with 340 m³/s.
- Country
- New Zealand
- Length
- 425 km
- Flows into
- Tasman Sea
#7 Victoria River
Victoria River ranks #7 on this list with 162 m³/s.
- Country
- Australia
- Length
- 560 km
- Flows into
- Timor Sea
#8 River Derwent
River Derwent ranks #8 on this list with 123 m³/s.
- Country
- Australia
- Length
- 215 km
- Flows into
- Storm Bay
#9 Flinders River
Flinders River ranks #9 on this list with 122 m³/s.
- Country
- Australia
- Length
- 1,004 km
- Flows into
- Gulf of Carpentaria
#10 Latrobe River
Latrobe River ranks #10 on this list with 104 m³/s.
- Country
- Australia
- Length
- 271 km
- Flows into
- Gippsland Lakes
Profile facts: Wikidata (CC0).
Source and method
Rivers recorded in Wikidata, ranked by Average discharge. Figures for long rivers vary between sources, depending on where the source and mouth are measured. Only items Wikidata places in Oceania (directly or through their country) are included.
Source: Wikidata. Licence: CC0 1.0 (public domain). Retrieved: 2026-11-14.
Data: Wikidata (CC0)
Values are shown as published. Provider terms: Wikidata. All licences: Sources & licences.