Lac de Pérolles

Lac de Pérolles
View near Maigrauge Dam (at right)
Location	Fribourg, Canton of Fribourg
Coordinates	46°47′45.30″N 7°9′45.35″E / 46.795917°N 7.1625972°E / 46.795917; 7.1625972Coordinates: 46°47′45.30″N 7°9′45.35″E / 46.795917°N 7.1625972°E / 46.795917; 7.1625972
Lake type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Saane/Sarine
Primary outflows	Saane/Sarine
Catchment area	1,250 km2 (480 sq mi)
Basin countries	Switzerland
Max. length	2.3 km (1.4 mi)
Surface area	0.35 km2 (35 ha; 86 acres)
Water volume	400,000 m3 (14,000,000 cu ft)
Surface elevation	553.3 m (1,815 ft)

Lac de Pérolles, a lake formed by Maigrauge Dam, is a reservoir on the Saane/Sarine river at Fribourg, in western Switzerland.^[1] Its surface area is 0.35 square kilometres (35 ha; 86 acres). The dam was built in 1872, and its height was increased by 2.5 metres (8.2 ft) in 1910. The watershed (or catchment) is 1,250 square kilometres (480 sq mi).^[1] The Maigrauge Dam has a gated spillway.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Swiss Committee on Dams - Maigrauge", Swissdams.ch, 2008, SD-dam-103.

External links

• Réserve naturelle du lac de Pérolles (French)