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Lake Gileppe

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Basin countries
  
Belgium

Max. width
  
1 km (0.62 mi)

Surface elevation
  
361 m

Length
  
2.5 km

Outflow location
  
Gileppe

Max. length
  
2.5 km (1.6 mi)

Surface area
  
1.3 km (0.50 sq mi)

Area
  
130 ha

Volume
  
0.0264 km³

Cities
  
Verviers

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Type
  
Freshwater artificial lake

Water volume
  
26.4×10^ m (21,400 acre·ft)

Similar
  
Gileppe Dam, Gileppe, Lake Robertville, Lake Eupen, Lake Warfaaz

Lake Gileppe is located in east of Belgium near the city of Verviers. It is not far from High Fens. The Gileppe Dam (on the Gileppe river) was built in 1867. There is a 78 m high panoramic tower with a restaurant on the top to look at the lake and the landscape. The water volume is 26,400,000 m³ and the area is 1,3 km².

Map of Lac de la Gileppe, Belgium

References

Lake Gileppe Wikipedia