The Dumbéa River is a river of
New Caledonia
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. It has a catchment area of 233 square kilometres. It is a beautiful river, and flows from the Diahot River.
Geography
Its upstream course is divided into two torrential branches:
* the eastern branch, the main one, covers a watershed of 68
km2 and flows over 12
km from the Montagne des Sources (which peaks at an altitude of 1,050 m) to the confluence,
* The northern branch covers a watershed of 41.5
km2 , with a main course length of 9.1
km between the source at an altitude of 1,250 m and the confluence zone.
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 Rive ...
References
Rivers of New Caledonia
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