Lac d’Oô
The Lac d'Oô is a glacial lake, artificially expanded through the construction of a dam in 1918-1921, in the French Pyrenees with an area of 4.2 hectares, located at an altitude of 1507 m in the commune of Oô.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in France
- Also known as: “Étang de Séculége” and “Oô lake”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lac d’Espingo and Lac Saussat.
Lac d’Espingo
Lake
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lac d'Espingo is a lake in Haute-Garonne, Pyrénées, France. At an elevation of 1882 m, its surface area is 0.076 km². In 1836, James David Forbes reported it had mica similar to the mica palmier in granite near Bagnères-de-Luchon.
Pic des Spijeoles
Peak
Photo: Avh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Pic des Spijeoles is a French pyrenean summit, culminating at 3,065 m. Pic des Spijeoles is situated 3½ km south of Lac d’Oô.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vallée du Lys and Superbagnères.
Vallée du Lys
Locality
Photo: Daniel VILLAFRUELA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vallée du Lys is a locality, which is situated 6 km east of Lac d’Oô.
Superbagnères
Hamlet
Photo: AchilleT, Public domain.
Superbagnères is a ski resort above the town of Bagnères-de-Luchon in the French department of Haute-Garonne in the Midi-Pyrénées region. Superbagnères is situated 8 km northeast of Lac d’Oô.
Garin
Village
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Garin is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Garin is situated 8 km north of Lac d’Oô.
Lac d’Oô
- Category: reservoir
- Location: Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude
42.74054° or 42° 44′ 26″ northLongitude
0.49251° or 0° 29′ 33″ eastElevation
1,478 metres (4,849 feet)Open location code
8FJ2PFRV+62OpenStreetMap ID
way 42507983OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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In Other Languages
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