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The water level of the
Kassikaityu falls to its lowest annual levels between the end of the minor rainy period in January and the beginning of the main rainy season at the end of March. Water levels vary from a minimum 225.62 m (740.2 ft) to maximum 235.23 m (771.8 ft) (average
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In 2014, plans were made to construct a tractor trail from
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Kassikaityu River is one of the larger tributaries of the Essequibo and about 30 m (98 ft) wide near its mouth and about 15 m (49 ft) at the confluence between the South and West Kassikaityu Rivers 95 km (59 mi) from the mouth. For the lowest 12 km
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