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Lac de Pérolles

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Type
  
reservoir

Primary outflows
  
Saane/Sarine

Max. length
  
2.3 km (1.4 mi)

Area
  
35 ha

Catchment area
  
1,250 km²

Inflow source
  
Saane/Sarine

Primary inflows
  
Saane/Sarine

Basin countries
  
Switzerland

Surface elevation
  
553 m

Length
  
2.3 km

Outflow location
  
Saane/Sarine

Lac de Pérolles wwwfrchsnpfilesjpg2perolles2jpg

Surface area
  
0.35 km (35 ha; 86 acres)

Similar
  
La Maigrauge Abbey, Schiffenensee, Lago dei Cavagnöö, Lac de Montsalvens, Sufnersee

Lac de Pérolles, a reservoir formed by Maigrauge Dam, is a reservoir on the Saane/Sarine river at Fribourg, in western Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.35 square kilometres (35 ha; 86 acres). The dam was built in 1872, and its height was increased by 2.5 metres (8.2 ft) in 1910. The watershed (or catchment) is 1,250 square kilometres (480 sq mi). The Maigrauge Dam has a gated spillway.

Map of Lac de P%C3%A9rolles, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland

References

Lac de Pérolles Wikipedia