Noel Besi

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Noel Besi
Rio Besi (lower course), Rio Kusi (upper course), Oelvab ( RI )
Oe-Cusse Ambeno

Oe-Cusse Ambeno

Data
location West Timor , East Timor ( Oe-Cusse Ambeno )
River system Noel Besi
Drain over Sawu Lake  → Pacific Ocean
source in West Timor
9 ° 28 ′ 32 ″  S , 124 ° 14 ′ 30 ″  E
Source height about  820  m
muzzle north of Oehoso in the Sawusee coordinates: 9 ° 19 ′ 33 ″  S , 124 ° 4 ′ 46 ″  E 9 ° 19 ′ 33 ″  S , 124 ° 4 ′ 46 ″  E
Mouth height 5  m
Height difference about 815 m

Communities Malelat , Banafi , Lela-Ufe , Usi-Taco

The Noel Besi , also Oelvab in Indonesia , Rio Kusi in the upper and Rio Besi in the lower reaches, is a border river between the Indonesian West Timor and the East Timorese exclave Oe-Cusse Ambeno .

course

The river has its source in the mountains of West Timor as Oelvab. It is formed from several source rivers, the longest and southernmost of which rises at an altitude of about 820 m. After the union of the spring arms, the river winds through the mountains running north. Below the Kali Aplal , the Oelvab continues to flow towards the northeast, where it joins two other rivers after a few kilometers. As soon as it reaches the East Timorese Suco Malelat , it forms the border between Indonesia and East Timor.

From the Suco Malelat, the river now called Rio Kusi flows in a north- westerly direction along the border of the Sucos Banafi and Lela-Ufe , before it reaches the Suco Usi-Taco . The river bends sharply to the southwest and flows along the border of the Sucos Beneufe . A little south of the town of Lamasi, it bends again to the northwest. The river is now widening, forming river islands and tributaries. The river divides a little south of the town of Naktuka . While the left arm, forming several lakes, flows further northwest to the Sawusee , the right arm bends to the northeast. Both arms are crossed by the northern coastal road, and two bridges run over the right arm. This arm flows between the places Oehoso and Manan on the right side and Naktuka on the left side, forming further river islands and several tributaries, only to flow into the Sawu Sea a little later.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Google Maps, Terrain Layer
  2. ↑ a b c Timor-Leste GIS-Portal ( Memento from June 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ a b Google Earth
  4. ↑ Tony Wheeler, Xanana Gusmao, Kristy Sword-Gusmao: East Timor (=  Lonely Planet ). 1st edition. Footscray, Oakland 2004, ISBN 978-1-74059-644-2 , pp. 152 (English).