The Yaté River is a river of
New Caledonia
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. It has a catchment area of 450 square kilometres.
A major mining area, the
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 t ...
lies near the mouth and the town of
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 c ...
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See also
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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
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