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Yaté River
The Yaté River is a river of New Caledonia. It has a catchment area of 450 square kilometres. A major mining area, the Yaté Dam lies near the mouth and the town of Yaté. See also *List of rivers of New Caledonia A list of rivers of New Caledonia: * Amoa River * Canala River * Cap River * Comboui River * Diahot River * Dothio River * Dumbéa River * Hienghène River * Ho River * Houaïlou River * Iouanga River * Karoipa River * Koua River * Kouakoué Riv ... References Rivers of New Caledonia {{NewCaledonia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Caledonia
) , anthem = "" , image_map = New Caledonia on the globe (small islands magnified) (Polynesia centered).svg , map_alt = Location of New Caledonia , map_caption = Location of New Caledonia , mapsize = 290px , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = , established_title = Annexed by France , established_date = 24 September 1853 , established_title2 = Overseas territory , established_date2 = 1946 , established_title3 = Nouméa Accord , established_date3 = 5 May 1998 , official_languages = French , regional_languages = , capital = Nouméa , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , demonym = New Caledonian , government_type = Devolved parliamentary dependency , leader_title1 = President of France , leader_name1 = Emmanuel Macron , leader_title2 = President of the Government , leader_name2 = Louis Mapou , leader_title3 = President of the Congress , leader_name3 = Roch Wamytan , leader_title4 = High Commissioner , leader_name4 = Patrice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaté Dam
The Yaté Dam is an arch dam on the Yaté River in Yaté commune of New Caledonia, France. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports a 68 MW power station. Plans for the project began in the early 1950s and the dam was designed by Coyne et Bellier. The owner and operator of the project, New Caledonian Society Energy (ENERCAL), was established on 27 August 1955 to implement the project. Construction began that year and the power station was commissioned in 1958. The dam and entire scheme was inaugurated by Jacques Soustelle, then Minister of State in charge of Overseas Departments, on 21 September 1959. It is the tallest dam and creates the largest reservoir in New Caledonia. While the main retaining portion of the dam is an arch design, it also has a concrete gravity section and an earthen and rock-fill section. The arch dam has a height of and length of . On its left side adjoins the gravity section which serves as a spillway and is tall. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaté
Yaté is a commune in the South Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The Yaté Dam and Blue River Provincial Park are located within the commune. Geography Climate Yaté has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ... ''Af''). The average annual temperature in Yaté is . The average annual rainfall is with March as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in February, at around , and lowest in August, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Yaté was on 28 February 2008; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 18 August 2004. Population References Communes of New Caledonia {{NewCaledonia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rivers Of New Caledonia
A list of rivers of New Caledonia: * Amoa River * Canala River * Cap River * Comboui River * Diahot River * Dothio River * Dumbéa River * Hienghène River * Ho River * Houaïlou River * Iouanga River * Karoipa River * Koua River * Kouakoué River * Kouaoua River * Koué River * Koumac River * Kuébéni River * La Coulée River * La Foa River * Moindah River * Moindou River * Monéo River * Mou River * Nakéty River * Néavin River * Néhoué River * Népoui River * Néra River * Nessadiou River * Ngo River * Ngoye River * Ni River * Nimbaye River * Nimbo (Mba) River * Ouaco River * Ouaième River * Ouango River * Ouaméni River * Oué Bouameu River * Oué Pouanlotch River * Ouenghi River * Ouha River *Ouinné River * Pirogues River * Plum River * Poué Koué River * Pourina River * Poya River * Salée River * Taom River * Tchamba River * Témala River *Thio River The Thio River is a river of New Caledonia. It has a catchment area of 404 square kilometres. See also *List of riv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |