Lac des Brenets

Lac des Brenets Lac de Chaillexon
Lac des Brenets Lac de Chaillexon
Location	Franche-Comté, Canton of Neuchâtel
Coordinates	47°4′9″N 6°41′52″E / 47.06917°N 6.69778°E / 47.06917; 6.69778 (Lac des Brenets (Lac de Chaillexon))Coordinates: 47°4′9″N 6°41′52″E / 47.06917°N 6.69778°E / 47.06917; 6.69778 (Lac des Brenets (Lac de Chaillexon))
Primary inflows	Doubs,
Primary outflows	Doubs
Basin countries	France, Switzerland
Max. length	3.5 km (2.2 mi)
Max. width	250 m (820 ft)
Surface area	0.8 km2 (0.31 sq mi)
Max. depth	26 m (85 ft)
Water volume	5.7 hm3 (4,600 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation	750 m (2,460 ft)
Settlements	Villers-le-Lac

Lac des Brenets (Swiss name) or Lac de Chaillexon (French name) is a lake on the Doubs River on the border of Switzerland and France.

Characteristics[]

The depression in which the lake lies was formed by the movements of a glacier, while the lake itself was formed by a natural barrier around 12 000 years ago. At the downstream end is a waterfall known as the Saut du Doubs. A few hundred metres away, a bridge connects the French and Swiss sides of the lake.

Photographs[]

A tourist boat on the narrow lake

See also[]

• List of lakes of Switzerland

External links[]

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• Waterlevels of Lac des Brenets at Les Brenets

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