Lac d'Emosson

Infobox_lake
lake_name = Lac d'Emosson
image_lake = Émosson1.jpg
caption_lake =
image_bathymetry = Karte Lac d'Emosson.pngcaption_bathymetry = Map
location = Valais, Switzerland
coords = coord|46|4|18|N|6|55|10|E|type:waterbody_region:CH-VS|display=inline,title
type = reservoir
inflow =
outflow = Barberine
catchment = 34.91 km²
basin_countries = Switzerland, France
length =
width =
area = 3.27 km²
depth =
max-depth = 161 m
volume = 227 mio m³
residence_time =
shore =
elevation = 1,930 m
islands =
cities =

Lac d'Emosson is a reservoir in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is located in the municipalities of Salvan and Finhaut. The closest major city in Switzerland is Martigny. The lake has a surface area of 3.27 km² and an elevation of 1,930 m. The maximum depth is 161 m.

The first dam of Emosson (also known as Barberine Dam) was built in 1925. The current dam with a height of 180 m was completed in 1974 and floods the old dam. It increased the reservoir's volume from 40 mio m³ to 227 mio m³. The old dam can still be seen when the water level in the Lac d'Emosson is very low.

To reach the dam a funicular railway is used, which is the steepest 2-cabin funicular railway in the world with a gradient of 87 percent [ [http://www.chatelard.net/english/pages/funi_e_3.html Le Châtelard Funicular (1920), the steepest in the world with 2 carriages (87%) : Characteristics ] ] [ [http://www.funimag.com/suisse/chatelar02.htm Funimag: Funiculaire Minifunic] ] .

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External links

* [http://www.emosson-lac.ch www.emosson-lac.ch] fr icon
* [http://www.chatelard.net/english/pages/descr_e.html Cable car and attraction park]
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