The Yaté River is a river of
New Caledonia
New Caledonia ( ; ) is a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, southwest of Vanuatu and east of Australia. Located from Metropolitan France, it forms a Overseas France#Sui generis collectivity, ''sui generis'' collectivity of t ...
and covers a catchment area of 450 square kilometres.
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 ...
, a significant mining area, is situated near the river's 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 Rive ...
References
Rivers of New Caledonia
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