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Lake Dayet-Aoua

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Lake Dayet-Aoua, Morocco

Lake Dayet-Aoua is a lake, in northern Morocco, in the Middle Atlas at an altitude of 1,460 m. It belongs to the Ifrane Province within the Fès-Meknès region.[1]

Location

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Its access is very easy, located 15 kilometers north of Ifrane by the RN 24 Ifrane-Fès, rural commune of Ifrane, which directly overlooks the 140 ha lake, its surface area varies according to different times of the seasons. Lake's depth remains low, four to five meters upstream (west) and a downstream part (east) silted up, marshy in appearance, exondable in summer.[2]

The lake is surrounded by a low wet meadow and forests of holm oaks (Quercus rotundifolia) and cedars: Cedrus atlantica.

References

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  1. ^ "Valeurs et fonctions écologiques des Zones humides du Moyen Atlas (Maroc)" (PDF).
  2. ^ ""ضايـة عـوا"... لا أثـر للحيـاة - جريدة الصباح". 2018-04-08. Archived from the original on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 2025-01-08.