Lac de Villeneuve-de-la-Raho

Lac de Villeneuve-de-la-Raho
Location Pyrénées-Orientales
Coordinates 42°37′52″N 2°54′13″E / 42.630993°N 2.903633°E / 42.630993; 2.903633
Lake type reservoir
Primary inflows canal de Perpignan
Basin countries France
Surface area 2.01 km2 (0.78 sq mi)
Max. depth 14 m (46 ft)
Water volume 17.9×10^6 m3 (630×10^6 cu ft)
Surface elevation 150 m (490 ft)

Lac de Villeneuve-de-la-Raho is a lake located in the town of Villeneuve-de-la-Raho in Pyrénées-Orientales, France.

History

The former lake of Villeneuve-de-la-Raho had a size of 150 hectares. Considered useless, it was dried in 1854 and the land was then used for agriculture. Recovered by the General Council of the Pyrénées-Orientales, it was filled with water and became once again a lake in 1977.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Cárdenas, Fabricio (2014). 66 petites histoires du Pays Catalan [66 Little Stories of Catalan Country] (in French). Perpignan: Ultima Necat. ISBN 978-2-36771-006-8. OCLC 893847466.


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