- Ubude: 111 km;
- Umthombo: Guatemala;
- I-Estuary: uLwandle lwaseCaribbean;
- Amazwe: iGuatemala, eBelize.
Umlambo waseSarstun ungomnye wemifula emikhulu kunye neyona mininzi e-Central America. Iphuma kumzantsi weBelize , kwisithili saseToledo, nasempumalanga yeGuatemala. I-Sarstun ivela eSierra de Santa Cruz (eGuatemala) kwaye ininzi yayo yangoku (111 km) ngumda wendalo phakathi kweGuatemala neBelize. Inamaqela amaninzi, i-catchment zone iyimitha engama-2303khilomitha. Inani elithile leemithombo zelizwe liye ladalwa kunye neebhanki zombini zomlambo. Kwi-basin yoMlambo waseSarstun, kuye kwafunyanwa iifowuni ezinkulu ezivela eGuatemala, kwaye uphuhliso luqhubeka.
Uhlobo lomlambo waseSarstun
Umthombo wayo usezintabeni zaseSierra de Guatemala, kwaye xa iqhwa lidilika khona, umgangatho wamanzi emlanjeni uphakama. Ukususela ngoMeyi ukuya kuJuni, amanzi ayo asuka ngokukhawuleza esuka ezintabeni, ukuya kwiHonduras Bay - enye yezona ndawo ezikhulu kunxweme lolwandle lwaseCaribbean. Ephezulu ifikelela emlanjeni kuthiwa i-Rio Chahal, kwaye iphantsi kwaye iphantsi, apho iphelela khona eBelize, iguqula igama layo kuSarstun kwaye ihamba phakathi kwamazwe amabini ukuya emlonyeni. Ummandla ojikeleze umlambo waseBelize uyipaki yesizwe yaseTemash-Sarstun kwaye iphantsi kolawulo lwentlalo. Kwiindawo ezikuloo mlambo, epakini ikhula kuphela umthi wesundu eBelize. Emva kokuba ugqabi olukhulu lwentlango oluseNxweme yaseSarstun ekwenzeni ukwakhiwa kwabangela ukukhukhula komhlaba kwaye kwadala umonakalo omkhulu kumanzi. Ukususela ngoko, urhulumente uye wakhathalela ukulondoloza ukulinganiswa kwemvelo kwimimandla yonxweme. Lo msebenzi obalulekileyo, kuba ingeniso kunye nenhlalakahle yabemi basekuhlaleni kuxhomekeke ekulobeni.
Ndingafika njani?
Umlambo uSarstun ugeleza kwingxenyeni esezantsi yepaki kazwelonke iTemash-Sarstun, eyi-180 km ukusuka kwikomkhulu yaseBelize - eBelmopan . Isixeko esikhulu kunazo zonke kumlambo iPunta Gorda, inkulu-dolophu yesithili saseToledo, i-20 km ukusuka emlonyeni wayo. Unokufika ePunta Gorda mhlawumbi ngemoto okanye ngezindiza-inqwelo yangaphakathi esuka eBelmopan.