Hautes eaux, mois par mois dans le monde

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48 destinations sur SeasonMap, classées dans chaque mois selon le score de confort — car la question n’est pas seulement de savoir où la saison bat son plein, mais si la météo vaut le voyage pendant ce temps.

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Nombre de destinations concernées (hautes eaux) ce mois-là. Les périodes bougent un peu chaque année.

Hautes eaux en janvier

  1. Baher Dar 🇪🇹 ÉthiopieBlue Nile Falls at low water · 1 déc. – 31 mai (en général)Since the hydropower station opened, most of the dry-season flow is diverted before the falls, which shrink to a few thin strands.94
  2. Ezulwini Valley 🇸🇿 EswatiniMantenga Falls in full flow · 15 nov. – 31 mars (en général)The summer rains turn Mantenga, the country's biggest waterfall by volume, from a trickle into a proper cascade.82
  3. Uyuni 🇧🇴 BolivieThe mirror on the salar · 1 janv. – 31 mars (en général)A few centimetres of water sit on the salt through the wet months and the flat turns into a mirror of the sky.80
  4. Lençóis 🇧🇷 BrésilWaterfalls at full flow · 1 déc. – 31 mars (en général)Summer rain pushes the Chapada's falls to full volume and colours the rivers.68
  5. Guilin 🇨🇳 ChineLi River at its lowest · 15 nov. – 28 févr. (en général)The river drops in winter and the big cruise boats often start further downstream at Mopanshan or shorten the run.67
  6. Kinshasa 🇨🇩 République démocratique du CongoThe Congo at full flow · 1 nov. – 15 janv. (en général)The river peaks around December, drowning the sandbanks between Kinshasa and Brazzaville and pushing water into the riverside quarters.65
  7. Chachapoyas 🇵🇪 PérouGocta at full flow · 15 déc. – 30 avr. (en général)The falls carry several times the water in the wet months that they do in August, and you hear them from the village.62
  8. Bonito 🇧🇷 BrésilRain clouds the rivers · 15 nov. – 15 mars (en général)The springs run glass-clear most of the year, but one heavy summer storm puts silt into the Prata and the Sucuri and the snorkelling floats are called off for a day or two afterwards.59
  9. Livingstone 🇿🇲 ZambieDevil's Pool season · 15 août – 15 janv. (en général)The rock pool on the lip of the falls only opens once the river has dropped, usually from the middle of August until the rains put it back under.53
  10. Foz do Iguaçu 🇧🇷 BrésilFalls at their fullest · 1 nov. – 31 mars (en général)Rain over the whole upper basin reaches the falls with a lag, and flow is usually heaviest from November to March, around February at its peak.53
  11. Iquitos 🇵🇪 PérouHigh water on the rivers · 15 déc. – 15 juin (en général)The rivers climb several metres, Belén's lower streets turn back into canals and the flooded forest is reached by paddling between the crowns rather than walking.53
  12. Alter-do-Chão 🇧🇷 BrésilRiver beaches emerge · 1 août – 31 janv. (en général)The Tapajós drops from August and the white sandbanks in front of the village come back out of the water.49

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Hautes eaux en février

  1. Baher Dar 🇪🇹 ÉthiopieBlue Nile Falls at low water · 1 déc. – 31 mai (en général)Since the hydropower station opened, most of the dry-season flow is diverted before the falls, which shrink to a few thin strands.90
  2. Uyuni 🇧🇴 BolivieThe mirror on the salar · 1 janv. – 31 mars (en général)A few centimetres of water sit on the salt through the wet months and the flat turns into a mirror of the sky.81
  3. Ezulwini Valley 🇸🇿 EswatiniMantenga Falls in full flow · 15 nov. – 31 mars (en général)The summer rains turn Mantenga, the country's biggest waterfall by volume, from a trickle into a proper cascade.80
  4. Sossusvlei 🇳🇦 NamibieWater in the vlei · 1 févr. – 15 avr. (en général)Every few years the Tsauchab runs far enough to put water into Sossusvlei itself and it stands for weeks.72
  5. Lençóis 🇧🇷 BrésilWaterfalls at full flow · 1 déc. – 31 mars (en général)Summer rain pushes the Chapada's falls to full volume and colours the rivers.72
  6. Guilin 🇨🇳 ChineLi River at its lowest · 15 nov. – 28 févr. (en général)The river drops in winter and the big cruise boats often start further downstream at Mopanshan or shorten the run.68
  7. Bonito 🇧🇷 BrésilRain clouds the rivers · 15 nov. – 15 mars (en général)The springs run glass-clear most of the year, but one heavy summer storm puts silt into the Prata and the Sucuri and the snorkelling floats are called off for a day or two afterwards.61
  8. Chachapoyas 🇵🇪 PérouGocta at full flow · 15 déc. – 30 avr. (en général)The falls carry several times the water in the wet months that they do in August, and you hear them from the village.61
  9. Livingstone 🇿🇲 ZambieVictoria Falls at full flow · 15 févr. – 30 juin (en général)The Zambezi fills from late February and peaks in April, when the spray soaks you on the footbridge and the falls vanish inside their own cloud.57
  10. Chutes Victoria 🇿🇼 ZimbabwePeak flow · 15 févr. – 31 maiThe Zambezi crests around April and the spray goes several hundred metres up, visible from a long way off.57
  11. Foz do Iguaçu 🇧🇷 BrésilFalls at their fullest · 1 nov. – 31 mars (en général)Rain over the whole upper basin reaches the falls with a lag, and flow is usually heaviest from November to March, around February at its peak.57
  12. Iquitos 🇵🇪 PérouHigh water on the rivers · 15 déc. – 15 juin (en général)The rivers climb several metres, Belén's lower streets turn back into canals and the flooded forest is reached by paddling between the crowns rather than walking.54
  13. Parc national de Mammoth Cave 🇺🇸 États-UnisSpring high water · 1 févr. – 30 avr. (en général)The Green River rises through the wet months and the ferry crossing inside the park shuts whenever it does, which puts a long detour on the drive to the north side.52
  14. Alter-do-Chão 🇧🇷 BrésilHigh water on the Tapajós · 1 févr. – 31 juil. (en général)From February the river swallows the sand and the shoreline becomes flooded forest reached by canoe.49

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Hautes eaux en mars

  1. Ezulwini Valley 🇸🇿 EswatiniMantenga Falls in full flow · 15 nov. – 31 mars (en général)The summer rains turn Mantenga, the country's biggest waterfall by volume, from a trickle into a proper cascade.87
  2. Baher Dar 🇪🇹 ÉthiopieBlue Nile Falls at low water · 1 déc. – 31 mai (en général)Since the hydropower station opened, most of the dry-season flow is diverted before the falls, which shrink to a few thin strands.86
  3. Ispahan 🇮🇷 IranWater in the Zayanderud · 15 mars – 15 mai (en général)The river is dry most of the year and the authorities release water from the dam for a few weeks, usually in spring for the farmers downstream, though releases have become erratic in drought years.83
  4. Uyuni 🇧🇴 BolivieThe mirror on the salar · 1 janv. – 31 mars (en général)A few centimetres of water sit on the salt through the wet months and the flat turns into a mirror of the sky.82
  5. Miyako-jima 🇯🇵 JaponYabiji reef surfaces · 1 mars – 10 avr. (en général)Japan's largest reef comes out of the water at the year's lowest spring tides, usually in March.80
  6. Richmond 🇺🇸 États-UnisJames River rapids season · 15 mars – 15 juin (en général)Spring flow is what makes the class IV whitewater through the middle of the city run, and the rafting companies work the Pipeline and Hollywood rapids until the summer drops it.75
  7. Sossusvlei 🇳🇦 NamibieWater in the vlei · 1 févr. – 15 avr. (en général)Every few years the Tsauchab runs far enough to put water into Sossusvlei itself and it stands for weeks.73
  8. Lençóis 🇧🇷 BrésilWaterfalls at full flow · 1 déc. – 31 mars (en général)Summer rain pushes the Chapada's falls to full volume and colours the rivers.72
  9. Chutes Victoria 🇿🇼 ZimbabwePeak flow · 15 févr. – 31 maiThe Zambezi crests around April and the spray goes several hundred metres up, visible from a long way off.67
  10. Livingstone 🇿🇲 ZambieVictoria Falls at full flow · 15 févr. – 30 juin (en général)The Zambezi fills from late February and peaks in April, when the spray soaks you on the footbridge and the falls vanish inside their own cloud.66
  11. Bonito 🇧🇷 BrésilRain clouds the rivers · 15 nov. – 15 mars (en général)The springs run glass-clear most of the year, but one heavy summer storm puts silt into the Prata and the Sucuri and the snorkelling floats are called off for a day or two afterwards.65
  12. Kasane 🇧🇼 BotswanaChobe backflow flood · 1 mars – 31 mai (en général)Between March and May, floodwater from the Zambezi backs up through the confluence at Kazungula and briefly reverses the Chobe's flow.65
  13. Parc national de Mammoth Cave 🇺🇸 États-UnisSpring high water · 1 févr. – 30 avr. (en général)The Green River rises through the wet months and the ferry crossing inside the park shuts whenever it does, which puts a long detour on the drive to the north side.64
  14. Baños 🇪🇨 ÉquateurWaterfalls at full flow · 1 mars – 30 juin (en général)The Pastaza road below town is a run of waterfalls, and after the wettest months the Pailón del Diablo throws enough spray to soak the walkway before you reach the viewpoint.61
  15. Chachapoyas 🇵🇪 PérouGocta at full flow · 15 déc. – 30 avr. (en général)The falls carry several times the water in the wet months that they do in August, and you hear them from the village.59
  16. Foz do Iguaçu 🇧🇷 BrésilFalls at their fullest · 1 nov. – 31 mars (en général)Rain over the whole upper basin reaches the falls with a lag, and flow is usually heaviest from November to March, around February at its peak.58
  17. Parc national de Cuyahoga Valley 🇺🇸 États-UnisWaterfalls at full flow · 1 mars – 5 mai (en général)Brandywine and Blue Hen only look like waterfalls when snowmelt and spring rain are running; by August they are a trickle over shale.53
  18. Jericoacoara 🇧🇷 BrésilThe lagoons at their fullest · 15 mars – 30 sept. (en général)Paraíso and Azul are freshwater lagoons that fill on the rains and shrink through the second half of the year, so the hammocks-in-the-water photograph only works for part of it.52
  19. Parc national des lacs de Plitvice 🇭🇷 CroatieSnowmelt high water · 25 mars – 25 mai (en général)The falls are at their loudest as the Lika snow comes off, and the spray closes sections of boardwalk when the water is over them.52
  20. Alter-do-Chão 🇧🇷 BrésilHigh water on the Tapajós · 1 févr. – 31 juil. (en général)From February the river swallows the sand and the shoreline becomes flooded forest reached by canoe.47
  21. Iquitos 🇵🇪 PérouHigh water on the rivers · 15 déc. – 15 juin (en général)The rivers climb several metres, Belén's lower streets turn back into canals and the flooded forest is reached by paddling between the crowns rather than walking.46

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Hautes eaux en avril

  1. Ispahan 🇮🇷 IranWater in the Zayanderud · 15 mars – 15 mai (en général)The river is dry most of the year and the authorities release water from the dam for a few weeks, usually in spring for the farmers downstream, though releases have become erratic in drought years.93
  2. Imlil 🇲🇦 MarocSnowmelt · 1 avr. – 15 juin (en général)The streams come up with the melt, the irrigation channels run full and the fords above Aroumd need care.88
  3. Richmond 🇺🇸 États-UnisJames River rapids season · 15 mars – 15 juin (en général)Spring flow is what makes the class IV whitewater through the middle of the city run, and the rafting companies work the Pipeline and Hollywood rapids until the summer drops it.86
  4. Baher Dar 🇪🇹 ÉthiopieBlue Nile Falls at low water · 1 déc. – 31 mai (en général)Since the hydropower station opened, most of the dry-season flow is diverted before the falls, which shrink to a few thin strands.84
  5. Sossusvlei 🇳🇦 NamibieWater in the vlei · 1 févr. – 15 avr. (en général)Every few years the Tsauchab runs far enough to put water into Sossusvlei itself and it stands for weeks.76
  6. Taos 🇺🇸 États-UnisRio Grande runoff season · 20 avr. – 30 juin (en général)Snowmelt turns the Racecourse and the Taos Box into the big water of the year for about six weeks from late April.75
  7. Miyako-jima 🇯🇵 JaponYabiji reef surfaces · 1 mars – 10 avr. (en général)Japan's largest reef comes out of the water at the year's lowest spring tides, usually in March.75
  8. Livingstone 🇿🇲 ZambieVictoria Falls at full flow · 15 févr. – 30 juin (en général)The Zambezi fills from late February and peaks in April, when the spray soaks you on the footbridge and the falls vanish inside their own cloud.74
  9. Chutes Victoria 🇿🇼 ZimbabwePeak flow · 15 févr. – 31 maiThe Zambezi crests around April and the spray goes several hundred metres up, visible from a long way off.74
  10. Parc national de Mammoth Cave 🇺🇸 États-UnisSpring high water · 1 févr. – 30 avr. (en général)The Green River rises through the wet months and the ferry crossing inside the park shuts whenever it does, which puts a long detour on the drive to the north side.73
  11. Kasane 🇧🇼 BotswanaChobe backflow flood · 1 mars – 31 mai (en général)Between March and May, floodwater from the Zambezi backs up through the confluence at Kazungula and briefly reverses the Chobe's flow.73
  12. Parc national de Zion 🇺🇸 États-UnisNarrows closed to snowmelt · 1 avr. – 10 juin (en général)The Virgin River runs too high to wade for most of the spring melt, and the park shuts the bottom-up Narrows above 150 cubic feet a second.69
  13. Chachapoyas 🇵🇪 PérouGocta at full flow · 15 déc. – 30 avr. (en général)The falls carry several times the water in the wet months that they do in August, and you hear them from the village.69
  14. Baños 🇪🇨 ÉquateurWaterfalls at full flow · 1 mars – 30 juin (en général)The Pastaza road below town is a run of waterfalls, and after the wettest months the Pailón del Diablo throws enough spray to soak the walkway before you reach the viewpoint.65
  15. Parc national et réserve des Great Sand Dunes 🇺🇸 États-UnisMedano Creek surge flow · 15 avr. – 5 juil. (en général)Snowmelt runs out across the sand in pulsing waves for a few weeks, which turns the base of the dunes into a shallow beach full of children on inflatables.65
  16. Parc national des lacs de Plitvice 🇭🇷 CroatieSnowmelt high water · 25 mars – 25 mai (en général)The falls are at their loudest as the Lika snow comes off, and the spray closes sections of boardwalk when the water is over them.62
  17. Parc national de Cuyahoga Valley 🇺🇸 États-UnisWaterfalls at full flow · 1 mars – 5 mai (en général)Brandywine and Blue Hen only look like waterfalls when snowmelt and spring rain are running; by August they are a trickle over shale.61
  18. Vallée de Jiuzhaigou 🇨🇳 ChineSnowmelt and full falls · 15 avr. – 15 juin (en général)Nuorilang and Pearl Shoal run hardest as the snow comes off the ridges, and the lakes hold their colour before the summer rain stirs the sediment.61
  19. Jericoacoara 🇧🇷 BrésilThe lagoons at their fullest · 15 mars – 30 sept. (en général)Paraíso and Azul are freshwater lagoons that fill on the rains and shrink through the second half of the year, so the hammocks-in-the-water photograph only works for part of it.51
  20. Parc national de Yosemite 🇺🇸 États-UnisWaterfalls at full flow · 15 avr. – 15 juin (en général)Snowmelt peaks in May and Yosemite Falls runs hard enough to soak the Lower Fall bridge.50
  21. Iquitos 🇵🇪 PérouHigh water on the rivers · 15 déc. – 15 juin (en général)The rivers climb several metres, Belén's lower streets turn back into canals and the flooded forest is reached by paddling between the crowns rather than walking.46
  22. Alter-do-Chão 🇧🇷 BrésilHigh water on the Tapajós · 1 févr. – 31 juil. (en général)From February the river swallows the sand and the shoreline becomes flooded forest reached by canoe.46

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Hautes eaux en mai

  1. Imlil 🇲🇦 MarocSnowmelt · 1 avr. – 15 juin (en général)The streams come up with the melt, the irrigation channels run full and the fords above Aroumd need care.89
  2. Ispahan 🇮🇷 IranWater in the Zayanderud · 15 mars – 15 mai (en général)The river is dry most of the year and the authorities release water from the dam for a few weeks, usually in spring for the farmers downstream, though releases have become erratic in drought years.87
  3. Richmond 🇺🇸 États-UnisJames River rapids season · 15 mars – 15 juin (en général)Spring flow is what makes the class IV whitewater through the middle of the city run, and the rafting companies work the Pipeline and Hollywood rapids until the summer drops it.87
  4. Taos 🇺🇸 États-UnisRio Grande runoff season · 20 avr. – 30 juin (en général)Snowmelt turns the Racecourse and the Taos Box into the big water of the year for about six weeks from late April.85
  5. Livingstone 🇿🇲 ZambieVictoria Falls at full flow · 15 févr. – 30 juin (en général)The Zambezi fills from late February and peaks in April, when the spray soaks you on the footbridge and the falls vanish inside their own cloud.81
  6. Chutes Victoria 🇿🇼 ZimbabwePeak flow · 15 févr. – 31 maiThe Zambezi crests around April and the spray goes several hundred metres up, visible from a long way off.81
  7. Parc national des Canyonlands 🇺🇸 États-UnisHigh water on the rivers · 10 mai – 20 juin (en général)Snowmelt off the Rockies turns Cataract Canyon into big-water class V for a few weeks and floods the west end of the White Rim, which can strand a loop trip.80
  8. Baher Dar 🇪🇹 ÉthiopieBlue Nile Falls at low water · 1 déc. – 31 mai (en général)Since the hydropower station opened, most of the dry-season flow is diverted before the falls, which shrink to a few thin strands.80
  9. Parc national de Zion 🇺🇸 États-UnisNarrows closed to snowmelt · 1 avr. – 10 juin (en général)The Virgin River runs too high to wade for most of the spring melt, and the park shuts the bottom-up Narrows above 150 cubic feet a second.78
  10. Kasane 🇧🇼 BotswanaChobe backflow flood · 1 mars – 31 mai (en général)Between March and May, floodwater from the Zambezi backs up through the confluence at Kazungula and briefly reverses the Chobe's flow.78
  11. Parc national de Cuyahoga Valley 🇺🇸 États-UnisWaterfalls at full flow · 1 mars – 5 mai (en général)Brandywine and Blue Hen only look like waterfalls when snowmelt and spring rain are running; by August they are a trickle over shale.73
  12. Parc national et réserve des Great Sand Dunes 🇺🇸 États-UnisMedano Creek surge flow · 15 avr. – 5 juil. (en général)Snowmelt runs out across the sand in pulsing waves for a few weeks, which turns the base of the dunes into a shallow beach full of children on inflatables.72
  13. Baños 🇪🇨 ÉquateurWaterfalls at full flow · 1 mars – 30 juin (en général)The Pastaza road below town is a run of waterfalls, and after the wettest months the Pailón del Diablo throws enough spray to soak the walkway before you reach the viewpoint.67
  14. Jericoacoara 🇧🇷 BrésilThe lagoons at their fullest · 15 mars – 30 sept. (en général)Paraíso and Azul are freshwater lagoons that fill on the rains and shrink through the second half of the year, so the hammocks-in-the-water photograph only works for part of it.67
  15. Vallée de Jiuzhaigou 🇨🇳 ChineSnowmelt and full falls · 15 avr. – 15 juin (en général)Nuorilang and Pearl Shoal run hardest as the snow comes off the ridges, and the lakes hold their colour before the summer rain stirs the sediment.64
  16. Parc national des lacs de Plitvice 🇭🇷 CroatieSnowmelt high water · 25 mars – 25 mai (en général)The falls are at their loudest as the Lika snow comes off, and the spray closes sections of boardwalk when the water is over them.63
  17. Parc national de Kings Canyon 🇺🇸 États-UnisSnowmelt on the Kings River · 1 mai – 5 juil. (en général)The river runs full and loud through late spring and drowns people every year — the water is snow that fell a week ago and the rocks beside it are wet.60
  18. Parc national de Yosemite 🇺🇸 États-UnisWaterfalls at full flow · 15 avr. – 15 juin (en général)Snowmelt peaks in May and Yosemite Falls runs hard enough to soak the Lower Fall bridge.59
  19. Iquitos 🇵🇪 PérouHigh water on the rivers · 15 déc. – 15 juin (en général)The rivers climb several metres, Belén's lower streets turn back into canals and the flooded forest is reached by paddling between the crowns rather than walking.54
  20. Manaus 🇧🇷 BrésilRivers at their highest · 1 mai – 31 juil. (en général)The Rio Negro tops out around the end of June and the floating neighbourhoods and jetties rise with it.52
  21. Alter-do-Chão 🇧🇷 BrésilHigh water on the Tapajós · 1 févr. – 31 juil. (en général)From February the river swallows the sand and the shoreline becomes flooded forest reached by canoe.51

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Hautes eaux en juin

  1. Imlil 🇲🇦 MarocSnowmelt · 1 avr. – 15 juin (en général)The streams come up with the melt, the irrigation channels run full and the fords above Aroumd need care.84
  2. Livingstone 🇿🇲 ZambieVictoria Falls at full flow · 15 févr. – 30 juin (en général)The Zambezi fills from late February and peaks in April, when the spray soaks you on the footbridge and the falls vanish inside their own cloud.83
  3. Taos 🇺🇸 États-UnisRio Grande runoff season · 20 avr. – 30 juin (en général)Snowmelt turns the Racecourse and the Taos Box into the big water of the year for about six weeks from late April.81
  4. Maun 🇧🇼 BotswanaOkavango flood peaks · 1 juin – 15 sept. (en général)Rain that fell in Angola months earlier reaches the delta from June, filling the channels around Maun even though the local dry season has already begun.80
  5. Hotan 🇨🇳 ChineJade season on the White Jade River · 1 juin – 31 août (en général)Summer meltwater off the Kunlun pushes the Yurungkash up, and people work the gravel bars behind it for jade.79
  6. Parc national et réserve des Great Sand Dunes 🇺🇸 États-UnisMedano Creek surge flow · 15 avr. – 5 juil. (en général)Snowmelt runs out across the sand in pulsing waves for a few weeks, which turns the base of the dunes into a shallow beach full of children on inflatables.78
  7. Parc national de Zion 🇺🇸 États-UnisNarrows closed to snowmelt · 1 avr. – 10 juin (en général)The Virgin River runs too high to wade for most of the spring melt, and the park shuts the bottom-up Narrows above 150 cubic feet a second.77
  8. Richmond 🇺🇸 États-UnisJames River rapids season · 15 mars – 15 juin (en général)Spring flow is what makes the class IV whitewater through the middle of the city run, and the rafting companies work the Pipeline and Hollywood rapids until the summer drops it.77
  9. Jericoacoara 🇧🇷 BrésilThe lagoons at their fullest · 15 mars – 30 sept. (en général)Paraíso and Azul are freshwater lagoons that fill on the rains and shrink through the second half of the year, so the hammocks-in-the-water photograph only works for part of it.75
  10. Parc national des Canyonlands 🇺🇸 États-UnisHigh water on the rivers · 10 mai – 20 juin (en général)Snowmelt off the Rockies turns Cataract Canyon into big-water class V for a few weeks and floods the west end of the White Rim, which can strand a loop trip.72
  11. Parc national de Yosemite 🇺🇸 États-UnisWaterfalls at full flow · 15 avr. – 15 juin (en général)Snowmelt peaks in May and Yosemite Falls runs hard enough to soak the Lower Fall bridge.71
  12. Parc national de Kings Canyon 🇺🇸 États-UnisSnowmelt on the Kings River · 1 mai – 5 juil. (en général)The river runs full and loud through late spring and drowns people every year — the water is snow that fell a week ago and the rocks beside it are wet.71
  13. Baños 🇪🇨 ÉquateurWaterfalls at full flow · 1 mars – 30 juin (en général)The Pastaza road below town is a run of waterfalls, and after the wettest months the Pailón del Diablo throws enough spray to soak the walkway before you reach the viewpoint.70
  14. Vallée de Jiuzhaigou 🇨🇳 ChineSnowmelt and full falls · 15 avr. – 15 juin (en général)Nuorilang and Pearl Shoal run hardest as the snow comes off the ridges, and the lakes hold their colour before the summer rain stirs the sediment.68
  15. Manaus 🇧🇷 BrésilRivers at their highest · 1 mai – 31 juil. (en général)The Rio Negro tops out around the end of June and the floating neighbourhoods and jetties rise with it.66
  16. Alter-do-Chão 🇧🇷 BrésilHigh water on the Tapajós · 1 févr. – 31 juil. (en général)From February the river swallows the sand and the shoreline becomes flooded forest reached by canoe.65
  17. Barreirinhas 🇧🇷 BrésilLagoons at their fullest · 1 juin – 15 sept. (en général)The rains stop in May and the dune valleys hold thousands of rainwater lagoons through the southern winter.61
  18. Iquitos 🇵🇪 PérouHigh water on the rivers · 15 déc. – 15 juin (en général)The rivers climb several metres, Belén's lower streets turn back into canals and the flooded forest is reached by paddling between the crowns rather than walking.60
  19. Pune 🇮🇳 IndeWaterfalls in the ghats · 20 juin – 15 sept. (en général)Every fall in the ghats west of the city runs, and the weekend traffic out to Lonavala and the fort trails is unbearable because of it.52
  20. Ometepe 🇳🇮 NicaraguaSan Ramón waterfall in flow · 1 juin – 30 nov. (en général)The waterfall on the southern flank of Maderas is at its best once the rains have filled it; late in the dry season it can thin out.45
  21. Semuc Champey 🇬🇹 GuatemalaBrown water after the rains · 1 juin – 31 oct. (en général)After a heavy night the turquoise the place is famous for goes the colour of the runoff, and a big rise on the Cahabon can shut the monument for a day or two.44

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Hautes eaux en juillet

  1. Parc national de Kings Canyon 🇺🇸 États-UnisSnowmelt on the Kings River · 1 mai – 5 juil. (en général)The river runs full and loud through late spring and drowns people every year — the water is snow that fell a week ago and the rocks beside it are wet.80
  2. Maun 🇧🇼 BotswanaOkavango flood peaks · 1 juin – 15 sept. (en général)Rain that fell in Angola months earlier reaches the delta from June, filling the channels around Maun even though the local dry season has already begun.79
  3. Foz do Iguaçu 🇧🇷 BrésilThe river at its lowest · 15 juil. – 15 sept. (en général)August is normally the thinnest month for flow: basalt showing between the curtains, photographs without spray on the lens and a boat ride that gets closer.78
  4. Jericoacoara 🇧🇷 BrésilThe lagoons at their fullest · 15 mars – 30 sept. (en général)Paraíso and Azul are freshwater lagoons that fill on the rains and shrink through the second half of the year, so the hammocks-in-the-water photograph only works for part of it.77
  5. Parc national et réserve des Great Sand Dunes 🇺🇸 États-UnisMedano Creek surge flow · 15 avr. – 5 juil. (en général)Snowmelt runs out across the sand in pulsing waves for a few weeks, which turns the base of the dunes into a shallow beach full of children on inflatables.75
  6. Hotan 🇨🇳 ChineJade season on the White Jade River · 1 juin – 31 août (en général)Summer meltwater off the Kunlun pushes the Yurungkash up, and people work the gravel bars behind it for jade.75
  7. Manaus 🇧🇷 BrésilRivers at their highest · 1 mai – 31 juil. (en général)The Rio Negro tops out around the end of June and the floating neighbourhoods and jetties rise with it.72
  8. Alter-do-Chão 🇧🇷 BrésilHigh water on the Tapajós · 1 févr. – 31 juil. (en général)From February the river swallows the sand and the shoreline becomes flooded forest reached by canoe.71
  9. Iquitos 🇵🇪 PérouLow water · 15 juil. – 15 nov. (en général)The water drops, sandbars and river beaches appear, and the forest floor can be walked instead of paddled — better for tracking animals, worse for reaching the smaller channels.68
  10. Barreirinhas 🇧🇷 BrésilLagoons at their fullest · 1 juin – 15 sept. (en général)The rains stop in May and the dune valleys hold thousands of rainwater lagoons through the southern winter.64
  11. Baher Dar 🇪🇹 ÉthiopieBlue Nile Falls in full flow · 15 juil. – 15 oct. (en général)The hydro station upstream takes most of the water for the rest of the year, so Tis Abay is only the wall of spray in the postcards while the rains are running and for a few weeks after.59
  12. Ometepe 🇳🇮 NicaraguaSan Ramón waterfall in flow · 1 juin – 30 nov. (en général)The waterfall on the southern flank of Maderas is at its best once the rains have filled it; late in the dry season it can thin out.58
  13. Semuc Champey 🇬🇹 GuatemalaBrown water after the rains · 1 juin – 31 oct. (en général)After a heavy night the turquoise the place is famous for goes the colour of the runoff, and a big rise on the Cahabon can shut the monument for a day or two.57
  14. Madikeri 🇮🇳 IndeAbbey Falls at full flow · 1 juil. – 30 sept. (en général)The falls just outside town are at their fullest in the monsoon and the weeks after it; the viewing bridge is spray-soaked and the path slippery, and access can close during the heaviest rain.53
  15. Pune 🇮🇳 IndeWaterfalls in the ghats · 20 juin – 15 sept. (en général)Every fall in the ghats west of the city runs, and the weekend traffic out to Lonavala and the fort trails is unbearable because of it.43
  16. Khajurâho 🇮🇳 IndeRaneh Falls in flow · 15 juil. – 31 oct. (en général)The Ken River canyon about 20 km from town only really runs after the monsoon arrives; the falls roar in August and September, and the red and grey granite shows best as the water drops in October.37

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Hautes eaux en août

  1. Livingstone 🇿🇲 ZambieDevil's Pool season · 15 août – 15 janv. (en général)The rock pool on the lip of the falls only opens once the river has dropped, usually from the middle of August until the rains put it back under.77
  2. Hotan 🇨🇳 ChineJade season on the White Jade River · 1 juin – 31 août (en général)Summer meltwater off the Kunlun pushes the Yurungkash up, and people work the gravel bars behind it for jade.77
  3. Maun 🇧🇼 BotswanaOkavango flood peaks · 1 juin – 15 sept. (en général)Rain that fell in Angola months earlier reaches the delta from June, filling the channels around Maun even though the local dry season has already begun.76
  4. Jericoacoara 🇧🇷 BrésilThe lagoons at their fullest · 15 mars – 30 sept. (en général)Paraíso and Azul are freshwater lagoons that fill on the rains and shrink through the second half of the year, so the hammocks-in-the-water photograph only works for part of it.76
  5. Foz do Iguaçu 🇧🇷 BrésilThe river at its lowest · 15 juil. – 15 sept. (en général)August is normally the thinnest month for flow: basalt showing between the curtains, photographs without spray on the lens and a boat ride that gets closer.74
  6. Alter-do-Chão 🇧🇷 BrésilRiver beaches emerge · 1 août – 31 janv. (en général)The Tapajós drops from August and the white sandbanks in front of the village come back out of the water.72
  7. Iquitos 🇵🇪 PérouLow water · 15 juil. – 15 nov. (en général)The water drops, sandbars and river beaches appear, and the forest floor can be walked instead of paddled — better for tracking animals, worse for reaching the smaller channels.66
  8. Barreirinhas 🇧🇷 BrésilLagoons at their fullest · 1 juin – 15 sept. (en général)The rains stop in May and the dune valleys hold thousands of rainwater lagoons through the southern winter.66
  9. Baher Dar 🇪🇹 ÉthiopieBlue Nile Falls in full flow · 15 juil. – 15 oct. (en général)The hydro station upstream takes most of the water for the rest of the year, so Tis Abay is only the wall of spray in the postcards while the rains are running and for a few weeks after.60
  10. Madikeri 🇮🇳 IndeAbbey Falls at full flow · 1 juil. – 30 sept. (en général)The falls just outside town are at their fullest in the monsoon and the weeks after it; the viewing bridge is spray-soaked and the path slippery, and access can close during the heaviest rain.59
  11. Semuc Champey 🇬🇹 GuatemalaBrown water after the rains · 1 juin – 31 oct. (en général)After a heavy night the turquoise the place is famous for goes the colour of the runoff, and a big rise on the Cahabon can shut the monument for a day or two.57
  12. Ometepe 🇳🇮 NicaraguaSan Ramón waterfall in flow · 1 juin – 30 nov. (en général)The waterfall on the southern flank of Maderas is at its best once the rains have filled it; late in the dry season it can thin out.55
  13. Cần Thơ 🇻🇳 VietnamFloating season · 15 août – 15 nov. (en général)Locals call it mùa nước nổi — the Mekong pushes up over the fields upstream, the linh fish and the water lilies come with it, and the delta looks like the delta it is meant to be.53
  14. Pune 🇮🇳 IndeWaterfalls in the ghats · 20 juin – 15 sept. (en général)Every fall in the ghats west of the city runs, and the weekend traffic out to Lonavala and the fort trails is unbearable because of it.48
  15. Chiang Mai 🇹🇭 ThaïlandeWaterfalls at full flow · 1 août – 15 oct. (en général)The end of the monsoon is when Mae Ya, Bua Tong and the Doi Inthanon falls actually run, and the hills are green rather than burnt.46
  16. Paksé 🇱🇦 LaosFalls at full flow · 1 août – 31 oct. (en général)Tad Fane, Tad Yuang and the Khone Phapheng cataract downstream run hardest at the end of the rains — loud, drenched in spray and worth the wet feet.44
  17. Khajurâho 🇮🇳 IndeRaneh Falls in flow · 15 juil. – 31 oct. (en général)The Ken River canyon about 20 km from town only really runs after the monsoon arrives; the falls roar in August and September, and the red and grey granite shows best as the water drops in October.43

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Hautes eaux en septembre

  1. Parc national et réserve de New River Gorge 🇺🇸 États-UnisGauley release season · 8 sept. – 20 oct. (en général)Six weekends of controlled releases from Summersville Dam turn the Gauley into the hardest commercial whitewater in the east, and every outfitter in Fayette County books out.77
  2. Jericoacoara 🇧🇷 BrésilThe lagoons at their fullest · 15 mars – 30 sept. (en général)Paraíso and Azul are freshwater lagoons that fill on the rains and shrink through the second half of the year, so the hammocks-in-the-water photograph only works for part of it.74
  3. Livingstone 🇿🇲 ZambieDevil's Pool season · 15 août – 15 janv. (en général)The rock pool on the lip of the falls only opens once the river has dropped, usually from the middle of August until the rains put it back under.71
  4. Maun 🇧🇼 BotswanaOkavango flood peaks · 1 juin – 15 sept. (en général)Rain that fell in Angola months earlier reaches the delta from June, filling the channels around Maun even though the local dry season has already begun.71
  5. Alter-do-Chão 🇧🇷 BrésilRiver beaches emerge · 1 août – 31 janv. (en général)The Tapajós drops from August and the white sandbanks in front of the village come back out of the water.70
  6. Foz do Iguaçu 🇧🇷 BrésilThe river at its lowest · 15 juil. – 15 sept. (en général)August is normally the thinnest month for flow: basalt showing between the curtains, photographs without spray on the lens and a boat ride that gets closer.69
  7. Madikeri 🇮🇳 IndeAbbey Falls at full flow · 1 juil. – 30 sept. (en général)The falls just outside town are at their fullest in the monsoon and the weeks after it; the viewing bridge is spray-soaked and the path slippery, and access can close during the heaviest rain.66
  8. Baher Dar 🇪🇹 ÉthiopieBlue Nile Falls in full flow · 15 juil. – 15 oct. (en général)The hydro station upstream takes most of the water for the rest of the year, so Tis Abay is only the wall of spray in the postcards while the rains are running and for a few weeks after.66
  9. Barreirinhas 🇧🇷 BrésilLagoons at their fullest · 1 juin – 15 sept. (en général)The rains stop in May and the dune valleys hold thousands of rainwater lagoons through the southern winter.65
  10. Manaus 🇧🇷 BrésilRivers at their lowest · 1 sept. – 30 nov. (en général)Sandbanks come out of the water, the port extends its gangways a long way down the bank, and in the harder years channels upriver get too shallow for the boats that supply the communities on them.64
  11. Iquitos 🇵🇪 PérouLow water · 15 juil. – 15 nov. (en général)The water drops, sandbars and river beaches appear, and the forest floor can be walked instead of paddled — better for tracking animals, worse for reaching the smaller channels.63
  12. Hangzhou 🇨🇳 ChineQiantang tidal bore · 10 sept. – 12 oct. (en général)The world's largest tidal bore peaks around the eighteenth day of the eighth lunar month, usually late September or early October.60
  13. Khajurâho 🇮🇳 IndeRaneh Falls in flow · 15 juil. – 31 oct. (en général)The Ken River canyon about 20 km from town only really runs after the monsoon arrives; the falls roar in August and September, and the red and grey granite shows best as the water drops in October.55
  14. La Fortuna 🇨🇷 Costa RicaRivers at full flow · 1 sept. – 15 nov. (en général)The Balsa and the Toro run hardest in September and October and the rafting grades go up with them.53
  15. Pune 🇮🇳 IndeWaterfalls in the ghats · 20 juin – 15 sept. (en général)Every fall in the ghats west of the city runs, and the weekend traffic out to Lonavala and the fort trails is unbearable because of it.53
  16. Kanchanaburi 🇹🇭 ThaïlandeErawan falls at full flow · 15 sept. – 31 déc. (en général)The seven tiers run hardest at the end of the rains, when the upper pools are loud and the turquoise is at its strongest.52
  17. Semuc Champey 🇬🇹 GuatemalaBrown water after the rains · 1 juin – 31 oct. (en général)After a heavy night the turquoise the place is famous for goes the colour of the runoff, and a big rise on the Cahabon can shut the monument for a day or two.52
  18. Ometepe 🇳🇮 NicaraguaSan Ramón waterfall in flow · 1 juin – 30 nov. (en général)The waterfall on the southern flank of Maderas is at its best once the rains have filled it; late in the dry season it can thin out.50
  19. Chiang Mai 🇹🇭 ThaïlandeWaterfalls at full flow · 1 août – 15 oct. (en général)The end of the monsoon is when Mae Ya, Bua Tong and the Doi Inthanon falls actually run, and the hills are green rather than burnt.49
  20. Cần Thơ 🇻🇳 VietnamFloating season · 15 août – 15 nov. (en général)Locals call it mùa nước nổi — the Mekong pushes up over the fields upstream, the linh fish and the water lilies come with it, and the delta looks like the delta it is meant to be.45
  21. Paksé 🇱🇦 LaosFalls at full flow · 1 août – 31 oct. (en général)Tad Fane, Tad Yuang and the Khone Phapheng cataract downstream run hardest at the end of the rains — loud, drenched in spray and worth the wet feet.43

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Hautes eaux en octobre

  1. Baher Dar 🇪🇹 ÉthiopieBlue Nile Falls in full flow · 15 juil. – 15 oct. (en général)The hydro station upstream takes most of the water for the rest of the year, so Tis Abay is only the wall of spray in the postcards while the rains are running and for a few weeks after.88
  2. Hangzhou 🇨🇳 ChineQiantang tidal bore · 10 sept. – 12 oct. (en général)The world's largest tidal bore peaks around the eighteenth day of the eighth lunar month, usually late September or early October.85
  3. Khajurâho 🇮🇳 IndeRaneh Falls in flow · 15 juil. – 31 oct. (en général)The Ken River canyon about 20 km from town only really runs after the monsoon arrives; the falls roar in August and September, and the red and grey granite shows best as the water drops in October.72
  4. Parc national et réserve de New River Gorge 🇺🇸 États-UnisGauley release season · 8 sept. – 20 oct. (en général)Six weekends of controlled releases from Summersville Dam turn the Gauley into the hardest commercial whitewater in the east, and every outfitter in Fayette County books out.67
  5. Alter-do-Chão 🇧🇷 BrésilRiver beaches emerge · 1 août – 31 janv. (en général)The Tapajós drops from August and the white sandbanks in front of the village come back out of the water.66
  6. Livingstone 🇿🇲 ZambieDevil's Pool season · 15 août – 15 janv. (en général)The rock pool on the lip of the falls only opens once the river has dropped, usually from the middle of August until the rains put it back under.62
  7. Chiang Mai 🇹🇭 ThaïlandeWaterfalls at full flow · 1 août – 15 oct. (en général)The end of the monsoon is when Mae Ya, Bua Tong and the Doi Inthanon falls actually run, and the hills are green rather than burnt.61
  8. Paksé 🇱🇦 LaosFalls at full flow · 1 août – 31 oct. (en général)Tad Fane, Tad Yuang and the Khone Phapheng cataract downstream run hardest at the end of the rains — loud, drenched in spray and worth the wet feet.61
  9. Manaus 🇧🇷 BrésilRivers at their lowest · 1 sept. – 30 nov. (en général)Sandbanks come out of the water, the port extends its gangways a long way down the bank, and in the harder years channels upriver get too shallow for the boats that supply the communities on them.60
  10. Iquitos 🇵🇪 PérouLow water · 15 juil. – 15 nov. (en général)The water drops, sandbars and river beaches appear, and the forest floor can be walked instead of paddled — better for tracking animals, worse for reaching the smaller channels.59
  11. Kanchanaburi 🇹🇭 ThaïlandeErawan falls at full flow · 15 sept. – 31 déc. (en général)The seven tiers run hardest at the end of the rains, when the upper pools are loud and the turquoise is at its strongest.56
  12. Semuc Champey 🇬🇹 GuatemalaBrown water after the rains · 1 juin – 31 oct. (en général)After a heavy night the turquoise the place is famous for goes the colour of the runoff, and a big rise on the Cahabon can shut the monument for a day or two.51
  13. Phnom Penh 🇰🇭 CambodgeThe Tonle Sap turns · 15 oct. – 15 nov. (en général)At the end of the rains the river stops backing into the great lake and reverses to flow south again — the reason the boat races happen when they do, and visible from the riverfront.50
  14. La Fortuna 🇨🇷 Costa RicaRivers at full flow · 1 sept. – 15 nov. (en général)The Balsa and the Toro run hardest in September and October and the rafting grades go up with them.47
  15. Ometepe 🇳🇮 NicaraguaSan Ramón waterfall in flow · 1 juin – 30 nov. (en général)The waterfall on the southern flank of Maderas is at its best once the rains have filled it; late in the dry season it can thin out.46
  16. Cần Thơ 🇻🇳 VietnamFloating season · 15 août – 15 nov. (en général)Locals call it mùa nước nổi — the Mekong pushes up over the fields upstream, the linh fish and the water lilies come with it, and the delta looks like the delta it is meant to be.43

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Hautes eaux en novembre

  1. Ezulwini Valley 🇸🇿 EswatiniMantenga Falls in full flow · 15 nov. – 31 mars (en général)The summer rains turn Mantenga, the country's biggest waterfall by volume, from a trickle into a proper cascade.86
  2. Guilin 🇨🇳 ChineLi River at its lowest · 15 nov. – 28 févr. (en général)The river drops in winter and the big cruise boats often start further downstream at Mopanshan or shorten the run.82
  3. Kanchanaburi 🇹🇭 ThaïlandeErawan falls at full flow · 15 sept. – 31 déc. (en général)The seven tiers run hardest at the end of the rains, when the upper pools are loud and the turquoise is at its strongest.71
  4. Bonito 🇧🇷 BrésilRain clouds the rivers · 15 nov. – 15 mars (en général)The springs run glass-clear most of the year, but one heavy summer storm puts silt into the Prata and the Sucuri and the snorkelling floats are called off for a day or two afterwards.67
  5. Livingstone 🇿🇲 ZambieDevil's Pool season · 15 août – 15 janv. (en général)The rock pool on the lip of the falls only opens once the river has dropped, usually from the middle of August until the rains put it back under.64
  6. Phnom Penh 🇰🇭 CambodgeThe Tonle Sap turns · 15 oct. – 15 nov. (en général)At the end of the rains the river stops backing into the great lake and reverses to flow south again — the reason the boat races happen when they do, and visible from the riverfront.64
  7. Foz do Iguaçu 🇧🇷 BrésilFalls at their fullest · 1 nov. – 31 mars (en général)Rain over the whole upper basin reaches the falls with a lag, and flow is usually heaviest from November to March, around February at its peak.62
  8. Alter-do-Chão 🇧🇷 BrésilRiver beaches emerge · 1 août – 31 janv. (en général)The Tapajós drops from August and the white sandbanks in front of the village come back out of the water.61
  9. Ometepe 🇳🇮 NicaraguaSan Ramón waterfall in flow · 1 juin – 30 nov. (en général)The waterfall on the southern flank of Maderas is at its best once the rains have filled it; late in the dry season it can thin out.60
  10. Manaus 🇧🇷 BrésilRivers at their lowest · 1 sept. – 30 nov. (en général)Sandbanks come out of the water, the port extends its gangways a long way down the bank, and in the harder years channels upriver get too shallow for the boats that supply the communities on them.57
  11. Cần Thơ 🇻🇳 VietnamFloating season · 15 août – 15 nov. (en général)Locals call it mùa nước nổi — the Mekong pushes up over the fields upstream, the linh fish and the water lilies come with it, and the delta looks like the delta it is meant to be.57
  12. Kinshasa 🇨🇩 République démocratique du CongoThe Congo at full flow · 1 nov. – 15 janv. (en général)The river peaks around December, drowning the sandbanks between Kinshasa and Brazzaville and pushing water into the riverside quarters.55
  13. Iquitos 🇵🇪 PérouLow water · 15 juil. – 15 nov. (en général)The water drops, sandbars and river beaches appear, and the forest floor can be walked instead of paddled — better for tracking animals, worse for reaching the smaller channels.55
  14. La Fortuna 🇨🇷 Costa RicaRivers at full flow · 1 sept. – 15 nov. (en général)The Balsa and the Toro run hardest in September and October and the rafting grades go up with them.52

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Hautes eaux en décembre

  1. Baher Dar 🇪🇹 ÉthiopieBlue Nile Falls at low water · 1 déc. – 31 mai (en général)Since the hydropower station opened, most of the dry-season flow is diverted before the falls, which shrink to a few thin strands.97
  2. Ezulwini Valley 🇸🇿 EswatiniMantenga Falls in full flow · 15 nov. – 31 mars (en général)The summer rains turn Mantenga, the country's biggest waterfall by volume, from a trickle into a proper cascade.82
  3. Kanchanaburi 🇹🇭 ThaïlandeErawan falls at full flow · 15 sept. – 31 déc. (en général)The seven tiers run hardest at the end of the rains, when the upper pools are loud and the turquoise is at its strongest.80
  4. Guilin 🇨🇳 ChineLi River at its lowest · 15 nov. – 28 févr. (en général)The river drops in winter and the big cruise boats often start further downstream at Mopanshan or shorten the run.76
  5. Lençóis 🇧🇷 BrésilWaterfalls at full flow · 1 déc. – 31 mars (en général)Summer rain pushes the Chapada's falls to full volume and colours the rivers.70
  6. Chachapoyas 🇵🇪 PérouGocta at full flow · 15 déc. – 30 avr. (en général)The falls carry several times the water in the wet months that they do in August, and you hear them from the village.64
  7. Kinshasa 🇨🇩 République démocratique du CongoThe Congo at full flow · 1 nov. – 15 janv. (en général)The river peaks around December, drowning the sandbanks between Kinshasa and Brazzaville and pushing water into the riverside quarters.59
  8. Livingstone 🇿🇲 ZambieDevil's Pool season · 15 août – 15 janv. (en général)The rock pool on the lip of the falls only opens once the river has dropped, usually from the middle of August until the rains put it back under.58
  9. Bonito 🇧🇷 BrésilRain clouds the rivers · 15 nov. – 15 mars (en général)The springs run glass-clear most of the year, but one heavy summer storm puts silt into the Prata and the Sucuri and the snorkelling floats are called off for a day or two afterwards.57
  10. Foz do Iguaçu 🇧🇷 BrésilFalls at their fullest · 1 nov. – 31 mars (en général)Rain over the whole upper basin reaches the falls with a lag, and flow is usually heaviest from November to March, around February at its peak.55
  11. Iquitos 🇵🇪 PérouHigh water on the rivers · 15 déc. – 15 juin (en général)The rivers climb several metres, Belén's lower streets turn back into canals and the flooded forest is reached by paddling between the crowns rather than walking.51
  12. Alter-do-Chão 🇧🇷 BrésilRiver beaches emerge · 1 août – 31 janv. (en général)The Tapajós drops from August and the white sandbanks in front of the village come back out of the water.48

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