Lake Be Malae

The lake falls almost dry in the dry season

The Lago Malai ( Tetum: Bemalai or Be Malae, "Be" means water ) is a lake in East Timor Suco Sanirin ( subdistrict of Balibo, district Bobonaro ).

Overview

The lake is fed by several rivers from the northeast of Sucos. From the lake, the water flows partly to the west in the Savu Sea, and partly to the north into Lake Hatsun in Aidabaleten. In the dry season, most of the lake becomes dry. Dried up, the connection to Lake Hatsun.

The Lake spoken to tourist potential. He also has a high cultural significance. There is an annual festival on its banks. The lake is part of the Important Bird Area Be Malae - Atabae, an area of ​​3,000 hectares of forest and wetlands.

Mangroves line the outlet of the lake

Fischer Malai in the 1930s