Lac des Brenets

Lake in Canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
47°4′9″N 6°41′52″E / 47.06917°N 6.69778°E / 47.06917; 6.69778 (Lac des Brenets (Lac de Chaillexon))Primary inflowsDoubs, RançonnièrePrimary outflowsDoubsBasin countriesFrance, SwitzerlandMax. 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-LacMap


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

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.

The lake was effectively dried out completely during the European drought of 2022, causing all ship operations to cease.[1]

Photographs

A tourist boat on the narrow lake

See also

References

  1. ^ Plimmer, Joe (8 August 2022). "Europe's worst ever drought: In pictures". The Guardian.

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