L'Ancien barrage de Yahoué

  • Historic site and monument
  • Engineering structure
  • Dam/weir
Yahoué, 98809 Mont-Dore
Often overlooked by the collective memory, and in particular by the Mont-Dorians, this old dam has many secrets to share on the subject of the construction of our capital, Nouméa. Surprises and discoveries in the History of this site!
A few anecdotes from the history of the country, in particular, as concerns access to water... A good discovery!

Until 1875, there was no installation worthy of the name that supplied New Caledonian households with potable water. The idea of being able to simply turn on a tap and have water on demand was unimaginable. At the time, there was nothing more than a network of rain-fed wells.
Two years later, in 1877, the first dam in the area, located at the bottom of the Yahoué Valley, was...

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L'Ancien barrage de Yahoué
Yahoué, 98809 Mont-Dore

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  • French
Updated on 09 January 2024 at 16:01
by Sud Tourisme Nouvelle-Calédonie
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