| Kawa River | |
| Name Other: | Sungai Kawa, Wae Kawa, Wai Kawa |
| Map Size: | 285 |
| Pushpin Map: | Indonesia Seram#Indonesia Maluku#Indonesia |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 285 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of river mouth |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Indonesia |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Maluku |
| Subdivision Type3: | Regency |
The Kawa River (Wae or Wai Kawa) is a river of Seram Island, Maluku province, Indonesia, about 2500 km northeast of the capital Jakarta.[1]
It flows in an easterly direction through the southern area of Manusela National Park, with many "small, fast-flowing rivers running through".[2]
The river flows in the southern central region of Seram island with predominantly tropical rainforest climate (designated as Af in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification).[3] The annual average temperature in the area is 22 °C. The warmest month is December, when the average temperature is around 24 °C, and the coldest is August, at 20 °C.[4] The average annual rainfall is 3137 mm. The wettest month is July, with an average of 494 mm rainfall, and the driest is October, with 89 mm rainfall.[5]