Lac de Cleuson
Lac de Cleuson is a reservoir in the municipality of Nendaz, Valais, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.51 km2. Water from the reservoir is often pumped into the Grande Dixence Dam's reservoir, Lac des Dix, for use in hydroelectricity production.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Claudio Vosti, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: artificial lake in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Cleuson Lake”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cleuson Dam and Mont Fort.
Mont Fort
Peak
Le Métailler
Peak
Le Métailler is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, overlooking the lake of Cleuson in the canton of Valais.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Former Louvie alpine pasture and Verbier.
Former Louvie alpine pasture
Locality
Photo: Cantio imaginis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Former Louvie alpine pasture is a locality.
Verbier
Photo: KlausFoehl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Verbier is a resort town in the eastern part of the Swiss canton of Valais near Martigny. It has cable car access to a huge network of ski trails which are perfectly suited for intermediate and advanced skiers.
Lac de Cleuson
- Categories: artificial lake and body of water
- Location: Nendaz, Conthey District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.10764° or 46° 6′ 28″ northLongitude
7.3249° or 7° 19′ 30″ eastElevation
2,160 metres (7,087 feet)Open location code
8FR9485F+3XOpenStreetMap ID
way 802315928OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirGeoNames ID
11396350Wikidata ID
Q676804
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Satellite Map
Discover Lac de Cleuson from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Lac de Cleuson” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “克洛伊松湖”
- Dutch: “Lac de Cleuson”
- French: “lac de Cleuson”
- French: “Lac de Cleuson”
- German: “Lac de Cleuson”
- Italian: “diga del Cleuson”
- Italian: “Diga del Cleuson”
- Italian: “Diga di Cleuson”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lac de Cleuson”
- Polish: “Lac de Cleuson”
- Portuguese: “Lago de Cleuson”
- Vietnamese: “Lac de Cleuson”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Tortin and Siviez.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Barrage De Cleuson and L’Arpette.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lac de Cleuson”. Photo: Claudio Vosti, CC BY-SA 2.0.