Location Haute-Loire Basin countries France Max. depth 28 m (92 ft) Surface elevation 1,208 m | Type crater lake Surface area 44 ha (110 acres) Area 44 ha | |
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Bouchet lake (or Lake of Bouchet; French: Lac du Bouchet) is located in Haute-Loire, France next to Le Puy-en-Velay. It is about 1.6 km (one mile) north of the village of Le Bouchet-Saint-Nicolas. It is located on the territory of the communes of Cayres and Le Bouchet-Saint-Nicolas
Map of Lac du Bouchet, 43510, France
Bouchet is a crater lake formed from an old volcano, and thus roughly circular. It is a little more than half a mile from rim to rim and surrounded by woodlands. It is at an altitude of 1,208 m (3,963 feet).
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