Lac de Sauvabelin
Artificial lake in Switzerland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lac de Sauvabelin (literally "Lake of Sauvabelin") is an artificial lake in the Sauvabelin forest, above Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Location | Lausanne, Vaud |
Coordinates | 46°32′15″N 6°38′18″E |
Basin countries | Switzerland |
Max. length | 150 m (490 ft) |
Max. width | 100 m (330 ft) |
Max. depth | 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) |
Surface elevation | 640 m (2,100 ft) |
Islands | 1 |
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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External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lac de Sauvabelin.
- "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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