High rainfall Open to the prevailingwinds, its relief creates ascending currents which promote condensation and generously water the Lakes Plain, which receives on average 3 m of rain per year spread over approximately 300 days. M M P P C C L L N N P K Y B Ramsar area 49 Direction of Sustainable Development of the South Province Territories I Strolling along the waterways Ka Yé Wagwé Pine Peak Pernod Creek Yaté River Lakes River Cintre (Hanger) Peak C Bù Niri Kwê Nu Mwâdé Big Kauri Peak Goro Plant Life base Waterfall Rock Lock Ridge Line Flow of water coming from the slopes False Yaté River Ridge 248 248 223 163 273 587 630 669 512 617 550 The Lakes Plain A very particular context A river without a valley Flows coming from the southern slopes of the False Yaté River’s crest supply the plain. Nourished by the foothills of the Lakes Plain, the Lakes River which drains it flows peacefully for 25 km at the foot of the NengonéMountains/ Great Kauri Peak At the level of the Madeleine Falls, a rocky barrier closes the plain and the roaring waters concentrate to overcome the drop of approximately 20 m over 2 km long. After the narrows, the river disappears not into the subsoil but by dispersing into numerous rivulets which regroup into a single bed 2 km further on. It widens considerably further, offering a vast water hole, suitable for swimming, and whose depth exceeds 10 m on the outskirts of the Netcha protected area. Downstream of Netcha, the network fragments again to form a new marshy area which receives diffuse flows from the slopes on both of its banks. A succession of small waterfalls marks the end of the river’s marshy area which then joins the Yaté Lake after having collected the Pernod Creek on its left bank. Taking advantage of a large flat part at its bottom, the Pernod Creek spreads out and diffuses to shelter a wetland of major interest which collects water from the South of the Hidden Forest’s massif and the North of the Pine Peak’s massif. Another receptacle supplies the plain The Laverie’s (Laudry’s) Cove drains the southern slope of the Pine Peak’s massif and the ridge overlooking the lakes to form a large diversion teeming with wet grass at the bottom of the valley. At the Capture, part of the river flows towards the Lakes Plain, while the other crosses a rocky barrier to join towards the South, the Carénage (Fairing) River, which flows into the bay of the same name, north of the village of Prony. Great Lake wé Binyi Basin Carénage River Kauri Trees River Kwé Binyi Lake in 8 A typical meandering network A very diverse wetland landscape The Lakes Plain offers a vast wetland area, made up of a set of depressions, in the armoured plateau forming lakes (Lake in Eight and Great Lake) and sinkholes separated by vast marshy areas. A dense network of creeks and rivers, with capricious trickles of water, discreetly meanders this plain. Madeleine Falls Three viewpoints over the Lakes River
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