Lac d'Enghien

Lac d'Enghien
Location	Enghien-les-Bains, Île-de-France
Coordinates	48°58′15″N 02°18′00″E / 48.97083°N 2.30000°ECoordinates: 48°58′15″N 02°18′00″E / 48.97083°N 2.30000°E
Primary outflows	rû d'Enghien
Catchment area	70.38 km^2 (27.17 sq mi)
Basin countries	France
Max. length	930 m (3,050 ft)
Max. width	350 m (1,150 ft)
Surface area	43 ha (110 acres)
Average depth	1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Max. depth	2.55 m (8 ft 4 in)
Surface elevation	43 m (141 ft)
Islands	2

Lac d'Enghien is a freshwater lake in France.

Geography

Lac d'Enghien is in the Île-de-France region, approximately seven miles north of Paris. Administratively it belongs to the commune of Enghien-les-Bains in the department of Val-d'Oise. It is the department's largest body of water.^[1]

Fountain and pier at Lac d'Enghien

Features

The lake is roughly 350 metres (1,150 ft) wide and 930 metres (3,050 ft) long, with a circumference of 3.09 kilometres (1.92 mi) and a total surface area of 43 hectares (110 acres).^[2] The lake water is replenished by several small streams: the Corbon, Haras, d'Ermont, and d'Andilly, all of them under 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) long .^[3]

See also

• Montmorency, Val-d'Oise

References

1. "Relief, géologie et hydrographie" (in French). Direction départementale des Territoires du Val d’Oise (DDT). 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2011. ...lac d’Enghien, plan d’eau le plus important du département.
2. "Joyau Naturel: Lac d'Enghien" (in French). Office de Tourisme, Enghien-les-Bain. 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
3. "Fiche du bassin versant du lac d'Enghien" (in French). Institut d'amanagement et d'urbanisme de la region Île-de-France (IAURIF). 2007. Archived from the original on November 18, 2006. Retrieved 17 July 2011.