Type glacial Surface area 0.08 km (0.031 sq mi) Surface elevation 988 m Volume 0.00107 km³ Outflow location Ill | Basin countries France Max. depth 20 m (66 ft) Area 8 ha Catchment area 150 ha | |
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Primary outflows Belchenseebach → Lauch → Ill Water volume 1,070,000 m (870 acre·ft) Similar Grand Ballon, Lac des Perches, Lac Noir, Ill, Schiessrothried | ||
Lac du Ballon is a reservoir in Haut-Rhin, France. It's situated in a side valley of florival, on the slope of Grand Ballon mountain. At an elevation of 988 m, its surface area is 0.08 km².
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Map of Lac du Ballon, 68610 Lautenbachzell, France
The small glacial lake was enlarged by a dam on the moraine already in the 16th century. In 1699, Vauban had it refurbished to supply canals for the building of Neuf-Brisach. The remainders of this dam were destroyed by flooding in 1740 and 1778.
In 1869, manufacturers dug a gallery to the lake bottom to increase the usable water height. Until 1955, the rock ground became leaky.
1966–1968 the lake was tightened, the dam heightened again, with a flood spillway at the left end. The old gallery was backfilled, a new bottom outlet with a valve tower built. In 2000, the dam and the lake shore were masoned, the dam top fixed with concrete.
The lake provides fresh water supply and flood protection for the Lauch valley and the town of Guebwiller.