The Mina River (Noel Mina) is a river of Timor, in the province of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, about 2000 km east of the capital Jakarta.Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.Noel Mina at Geonames.org (cc-by); Last updated 17 January 2012; Database dump downloaded 27 November 2015 Above this river also stretches the Noelmina Bridge which connects Kupang with the South Central Timor Regency.
Hydrology The Mina River is one of the main rivers in KupangSelamatkan Kami Dari Sampah. Riflan Hayon. Lintas NTT. 23 Juli 2014. and Timor Tengah Selatan Regency. The river area of the Mina comprises the watershed (Daerah Aliran Sungai/DAS) Noel Mina, Noel Termanu and Nungkurus; one of two river areas (other than Benanain River Area) in West Timor.
Geography The river flows in the southwest of Timor with predominantly tropical savanna climate (designated as Aw in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification). The annual average temperature in the area is 26 °C. The warmest month is November, when the average temperature is around 29 °C, and the coldest is June, at 23 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1760 mm. The wettest month is January, with an average of 305 mm rainfall, and the driest is September, with 5 mm rainfall.
See also List of drainage basins of Indonesia List of rivers of Indonesia List of rivers of West Timor
References
Further reading Lembaga Penelitian Hasil Hutan (Indonesia). "Laporan feasibility study proyek reboisasi dan penghijauan daerah aliran sungai Noel Mina Di Propinsi Daerah Tingkat I Nusa Tenggara Timur. Direktorat Reboisasi dan Rehabilitasi : Lembaga Penelitian Hasil Hutan, Badan Penelitian dan Pengembangan Pertanian, Departemen Pertanian, 1977