Lac des Brenets

Lac des Brenets (Swiss name) or Lac de Chaillexon (French name) is a lake on the Doubs River on the border of Switzerland and France.

Lac des Brenets
Lac de Chaillexon
Lac des Brenets
Lac de Chaillexon
LocationFranche-Comté, Canton of Neuchâtel
Coordinates47°4′9″N 6°41′52″E
Primary inflowsDoubs, Rançonnière
Primary outflowsDoubs
Basin countriesFrance, Switzerland
Max. length3.5 km (2.2 mi)
Max. width250 m (820 ft)
Surface area0.8 km2 (0.31 sq mi)
Max. depth26 m (85 ft)
Water volume5.7 hm3 (4,600 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation750 m (2,460 ft)
SettlementsVillers-le-Lac

Characteristics

The depression in which the lake lies was formed by the movements of a glacier, while the lake itself was formed by a natural barrier around 12 000 years ago. At the downstream end is a waterfall known as the Saut du Doubs. A few hundred metres away, a bridge connects the French and Swiss sides of the lake.

Photographs

A tourist boat on the narrow lake

See also

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.