- Lac de Montsalvens
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Lac de Montsalvens Location Canton of Fribourg Coordinates 46°36′45″N 7°8′22″E / 46.6125°N 7.13944°ECoordinates: 46°36′45″N 7°8′22″E / 46.6125°N 7.13944°E Lake type reservoir Primary inflows La Jogne/Jaunbach, Le Javro, R. de Motélon Primary outflows La Jogne/Jaunbach Catchment area 173 km² Basin countries Switzerland Surface area 0.74 km² Max. depth 50 m Water volume 12.6 mio m³ Surface elevation 801 m Settlements Charmey Lac de Montsalvens is a lake in the Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. The reservoir has a capacity of 12.6 million m³ and a surface area of 0.74 km². It is located on the road to Jaun Pass, between the villages of Broc and Charmey.
The Grand Council of the canton of Fribourg decided construction of the dam on 17/18 May 1918. By 1920, the construction was completed and in 1921 the reservoir filled for the first time.
External links
- Lac de Montsalvens in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
Media related to Lac de Montsalvens at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:- Canton of Fribourg geography stubs
- Lakes of Switzerland
- Reservoirs in Switzerland
- Canton of Fribourg
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