Trou Caïman Explained

Trou Caïman
Coords:18.65°N -80°W
Basin Countries:Haiti
Length:9km (06miles)
Width:3km (02miles)
Area:16km2
Pushpin Map:Haiti
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of Trou Caïman in Haiti.

Trou Caïman (literally "Caiman's Hole" in French), sometimes called Eau Gallée by locals, is a saltwater lake in Haiti known for its excellent birdwatching opportunities.

Description

The lake is 9km (06miles) long, 3km (02miles) wide, and approximately 16km2 in area.[1] It is located northeast of Croix-des-Bouquets in the Ouest department in the Plaine du Cul-de-Sac rift valley nearby much larger saline lakes, chiefly Lake Azuéi in Haiti east of which is Lake Enriquillo in the Dominican Republic.

The predominant headwater of the lake is at low level east within the neater suburbs of Port-au-Prince, the country's capital. The lake is semi-endorheic as seasonally it overflows into a straightened channel which is shallow to the east into endorheic (with no outflow to the sea) Lake Azuéi.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Schutt-Ainé, Patricia . Haiti: A Basic Reference Book . Librairie Au Service de la Culture . 1994 . Miami, Florida . 0-9638599-0-0 . 22 .