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.
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Location | Franche-Comté, Canton of Neuchâtel |
Coordinates | 47°4′9″N 6°41′52″E |
Primary inflows | Doubs, Rançonnière |
Primary outflows | Doubs |
Basin countries | France, Switzerland |
Max. length | 3.5 km (2.2 mi) |
Max. width | 250 m (820 ft) |
Surface area | 0.8 km2 (0.31 sq mi) |
Max. depth | 26 m (85 ft) |
Water volume | 5.7 hm3 (4,600 acre⋅ft) |
Surface elevation | 750 m (2,460 ft) |
Settlements | Villers-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
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A tourist boat on the narrow lake
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