Lac de Sauvabelin

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Lac de Sauvabelin (literally "Lake of Sauvabelin") is an artificial lake in the Sauvabelin forest, above Lausanne, Switzerland.

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Lac de Sauvabelin
Lac de Sauvabelin
LocationLausanne, Vaud
Coordinates46°32′15″N 6°38′18″E
Basin countriesSwitzerland
Max. length150 m (490 ft)
Max. width100 m (330 ft)
Max. depth1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)
Surface elevation640 m (2,100 ft)
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The city of Lausanne authorized the construction of the lake in 1888. A few years later, Funiculaire Lausanne-Signal was built.

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See also

  • "Aménagement du site de Sauvabelin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-09. (150 KiB) (in French)
  • Romandie-pêche: Lac de Sauvabelin (in French)


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