Lake Annecy
Lake d'Annecy (French Lac d'Annecy) is a lake in Haute-Savoie in France. It is the secondest largest lake in France, after lake Bourget, except for the French part of lac Léman (Lake Geneva). It is known as "Europe's cleanest lake" because of strict environmental regulations introduced in the 1960s. It is a popular tourist destination known for its swimming and water sports. The lake was formed about 18,000 years ago at the time the large alpine glaciers. It is fed by many small rivers from the surrounding mountains (l’Ire, l’Eau morte, le Laudon, la Bornette et le Biolon), and from a powerful underwater source, le Boubioz, which enters at 82 m depth. By the Numbers: length: 14.6 km maximum width: 3.2 km minimum width: 0.8 km altitude: 446.97 m volume: 1 124 500 000 m³ average depth: 41 m maximum depth: 82 m (the Boubioz) See also: Annecy, Faverges, Montmin
External link http://membres.lycos.fr/fliaigre/lac.htm (in French)
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