Lac de Mauvoisin

Lac de Mauvoisin is a in the canton of , . The reservoir is formed by the , which is 250 metres high. The dam is the 11th highest in the world, and the 6th highest arch dam.
Wikipedia
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  • Lake
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,889 metres (6,198 feet)
  • Description: reservoir

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tournelon Blanc and La Ruinette.
Olivier Bruchez, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a mountain of the Swiss… is situated 2½ km west of Lac de Mauvoisin.
Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a mountain of the Swiss … is situated 3½ km east of Lac de Mauvoisin.
Ne9218, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a mountain of the Swiss… is situated 3½ km northwest of Lac de Mauvoisin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fionnay.
bruchez, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a in the , located in the canton of . is situated 7 km northwest of Lac de Mauvoisin.

Lac de Mauvoisin

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Latitude
45.97873° or 45° 58′ 43″ north
Longitude
7.35338° or 7° 21′ 12″ east
Open location code
8FQ9X9H3+F9
Geo­Names ID
11396578
Wiki­data ID
Q595629

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Lac de Mauvoisin” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “莫瓦桑湖”
  • Dutch: “Lac de Mauvoisin”
  • French: “Barrage de Mauvoisin”
  • French: “lac de Mauvoisin”
  • French: “Lac de Mauvoisin”
  • French: “Mauvoisin”
  • Georgian: “მოვუაზენის ტბა”
  • German: “Lac de Mauvoisin”
  • German: “Staumauer Mauvoisin”
  • Italian: “lago di Mauvoisin”
  • Italian: “Lago di Mauvoisin”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Mauvoisin-demningen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Mauvoisin”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lac de Mauvoisin”
  • Norwegian: “Mauvoisin-demningen”
  • Polish: “Lac de Mauvoisin”
  • Portuguese: “Lago de Mauvoisin”
  • Ukrainian: “Мовуазенське водосховище”

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