The Pono River (Indonesian: Sungai Noel Ponu or Sungai Pono) is a river on the Indonesian part of the island of Timor, which is in the territory of the East Nusa Tenggara province, about 2000 km east of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta.

On November 4, 2010, the river overflowed, killing some 16 people, destroying 134 homes, and displacing 825 people from their homes.

Noel Ponu
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     297     26 23     275     24 21     233     25 21     107     26 22     128     28 21     126     29 21     34     29 21     9     32 21     6     35 22     24     34 23     95     32 23     241     28 23 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C █ Precipitation totals in mm Source:
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     12     79 73     11     75 70     9.2     77 70     4.2     79 72     5     82 70     5     84 70     1.3     84 70     0.4     90 70     0.2     95 72     0.9     93 73     3.7     90 73     9.5     82 73 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F █ Precipitation totals in inches

The river flows in the southwest of Timor with predominantly tropical savanna climate (designated as Aw in the Köppen–Geiger climate classification system). The annual average temperature in the area is 25 °C. The warmest month is October, when the average temperature is around 28 °C, and the coldest is February, at 22 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1575 mm. The wettest month is January, with an average of 297 mm, and the driest is September, with 6 mm rainfall.

• List of rivers of Indonesia
• List of rivers of Lesser Sunda Islands
• List of rivers of West Timor