Lac des Bouillouses

Lac des Bouillouses (French pronunciation: [lak de bujuz]) or Llac de la Bollosa is a lake in Pyrénées-Orientales, France. At an elevation of 2017 m, its surface area is 1.49 km².^[1]

Lac des Bouillouses Llac de la Bollosa
Lac des Bouillouses Llac de la Bollosa
Location	Pyrénées-Orientales
Coordinates	42.570225°N 1.999426°E / 42.570225; 1.999426
Type	reservoir
Primary outflows	Têt
Basin countries	France
Surface area	1.49 km2 (0.58 sq mi)
Max. depth	25 m (82 ft)
Water volume	17,500,000 m3 (620,000,000 cu ft)
Surface elevation	2,017 m (6,617 ft)

It is an artificial lake, the 20-metre high dam of which was built between 1903 and 1910 as a key part of a hydro-electricity project in the Têt valley.^[2]

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  The lake is fed by River Têt (below, on the right).
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  The dam at the southern end of the lake.