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Lake As Pontes

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Type
  
artificial

Basin countries
  
Spain

First flooded
  
2008

Length
  
5 km

Width
  
2 km

Primary inflow
  
O Eume

Primary inflows
  
Eume

Managing agency
  
Endesa

Area
  
8.65 km²

Mean depth
  
150 m

Province
  
Province of A Coruña

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Location
  
As Pontes, A Coruña, Galicia

Cities
  
As Pontes de García Rodríguez

Lake As Pontes (Spanish: Lago de As Pontes, Galician: Lago das Pontes) is an artificial lake in the municipality of As Pontes, Galicia (Spain).

Map of Lake As Pontes, 15325, A Coru%C3%B1a, Spain

The site of the lake is a former Lignite mine operated by Spanish energy company Endesa. Once filled it will be the largest lake in Spain.

References

Lake As Pontes Wikipedia