- Ubude: 111 km;
- Umthombo: Guatemala;
- Isiqhingi: uLwandle lwaseCaribbean;
- Amazwe: Guatemala, Belize.
Umfula iSarstun ungomunye wemifula egcwele kakhulu futhi egcwele eMelika Ephakathi. Igeleza eningizimu yeBelize , esifundeni saseToledo, nasempumalanga yeGuatemala. I-Sarstun ivela eSierra de Santa Cruz (Guatemala) futhi iningi lalo langamanje (111 km) ngumngcele wemvelo phakathi kweGuatemala neBelize. Inamabhange ambalwa, indawo yokudoba ingama-2303 square kilometer. Kunezinqolobane eziningana zezwe ezidalwe eceleni zombili amabhange omfula. Esigodini somfula waseSarstun, kuye kwafunyanwa amafutha amakhulu avela eGuatemala, futhi ukuthuthukiswa kuyaqhubeka.
Uhlobo lomfula waseSarstun
Umthombo wayo usezintabeni zaseSierra de Guatemala, futhi lapho iqhwa licibilika khona, izinga lamanzi emfuleni liphuma. Kusukela ngoMeyi kuya kuNhlangulana, amanzi ayo ashesha asuka ezintabeni, aye eHonduras Bay - enye yezindawo ezinkulu kakhulu eziLwandle lwaseCaribbean. Ephezulu efika emfuleni kuthiwa i-Rio Chahal, futhi phakathi naphansi, lapho iphela khona eBelize, ishintsha igama layo ku-Sarstun futhi igeleza phakathi kwamazwe amabili emlonyeni. Indawo engasemfuleni iBelize iyindawo epaki kaTemash-Sarstun futhi iphinde iphethwe yisimo. Emaphethelweni omfula, epakini ikhula umuthi wesundu kuphela eBelize. Ngesikhathi ukuhlwanyelwa kwamahlathi amakhulu kakhulu ogwini lwaseSarstun ngezinhloso zokwakha kwabangela ukuguguleka kwenhlabathi futhi kwadala umonakalo omkhulu emanzini. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, uhulumeni uye wakhathalela ukulondoloza ukulinganisela kwemvelo ezindaweni ezigugu. Lo msebenzi obalulekile, ngoba imali engenayo kanye nenhlalakahle yabakhileyo bendawo incike ekudobeni.
Ungafika kanjani?
Umfula uSarstun ugeleza engxenyeni eseningizimu yepaki kazwelonke iTemash-Sarstun, 180 km ukusuka enhlokodolobha yaseBelize - eBelmopan . Idolobha elikhulu kunazo zonke emfuleni iPunta Gorda, inhloko-dolobha yesifunda saseToledo, esivela ku-20 km ukusuka emlonyeni wayo. Ungaya ePunta Gorda ngemoto noma ngezindiza - indiza yangaphakathi evela eBelmopan.