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Lac des Brenets

Coordinates: 47°4′9″N 6°41′52″E / 47.06917°N 6.69778°E / 47.06917; 6.69778 (Lac des Brenets (Lac de Chaillexon))
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Lac des Brenets
Lac de Chaillexon
Lac des Brenets is located in Canton of Neuchâtel
Lac des Brenets
Lac des Brenets
Lac des Brenets is located in Franche-Comté
Lac des Brenets
Lac des Brenets
Lac des Brenets is located in Switzerland
Lac des Brenets
Lac des Brenets
Lac des Brenets is located in France
Lac des Brenets
Lac des Brenets
Lac des Brenets is located in Alps
Lac des Brenets
Lac des Brenets
LocationFranche-Comté, Canton of Neuchâtel
Coordinates47°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, 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
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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

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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

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A tourist boat on the narrow lake

See also

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References

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