Lake of Sainte-Croix

Local nameLac de Sainte-Croix
LocationAlps, France

The Lake of Sainte-Croix is a man-made lake that was formed by the construction, between 1971 and 1974 of a reinforced-concrete arch dam by the name of dam of Sainte-Croix. It is fed by the Verdon river, at the outlet of the Verdon Gorge. The reservoir holds a maximum of 761 million cubic metres of water. The dam, which generates 142 million kWh of electricity per year, is 94 metres high, 7.5 metres thick at its base and 3 metres thick at its crest.

The village Les Salles-sur-Verdon stands by the lake; it was rebuilt on the shore after the original village was destroyed to make room for the reservoir. Other villages around the lake are Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon and Bauduen.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_of_Sainte-Croix

Address 83630, France

Coordinates 43°45'58.492" N 6°11'3.85" E

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