The average depth of the lagoon is 5 m, with a
maximum depth of 8 m. The depths increase from edges (3 m
depth) to the middle part of the lagoon (8 m). The salinity range is
33–40 in the extremity of the lagoon where the mixing of the water
column is very low (stratification of the water column is very
weak). The rainfall is of about 300 mm per year and the prevalent
wind come from W–NW and E, which is about the direction of the
major axis of the lagoon.