Bassin du Diable (Devil's Lake) is a
lake
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in the city of
Saint-Denis,
Réunion
Réunion (; french: La Réunion, ; previously ''Île Bourbon''; rcf, label= Reunionese Creole, La Rényon) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. It is located approximately east of the island ...
,
France
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. This lake is at an elevation of 500 m, from the river bed Grand Bras, a tributary of the
Rivière Saint-Denis
The Rivière Saint-Denis is a river on the Indian Ocean island of Réunion. It is long. It enters the sea close to the island's northernmost point after flowing through the Plaine des Chicots – Plaine d'Affouches Important Bird Area
Plaine d ...
.
This basin is associated with a legend told in the nineteenth century in the Album of the Reunion of '.
Lakes of Réunion
Réunion National Park
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