Lac de Moron
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Lac de Moron is a lake
formed by damming the Doubs River
on the border of France
and Switzerland
. It can be reached from Les Planchettes
or Les Brenets
in the Canton of Neuchâtel
(Switzerland
) and from Le Barboux
in the Doubs department (France).
The reservoir
has a volume of 20.6 million m³ and its surface area is 0.69 km²
. The arch dam
Châtelot was completed in 1953.
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
formed by damming the Doubs River
Doubs River
The Doubs is a 453 km long river in eastern France and western Switzerland, left tributary of the Saône. Its source is near Mouthe in the western Jura mountains....
on the border of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. It can be reached from Les Planchettes
Les Planchettes
Les Planchettes is a municipality in the district of La Chaux-de-Fonds in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland.-Geography:Les Planchettes has an area, , of . Of this area, or 37.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 56.8% is forested...
or Les Brenets
Les Brenets
Les Brenets is a municipality in the district of Le Locle in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland.-Geography:Les Brenets has an area, , of . Of this area, or 41.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 48.9% is forested...
in the Canton of Neuchâtel
Canton of Neuchâtel
Neuchâtel is a canton of French speaking western Switzerland. In 2007, its population was 169,782 of which 39,654 were foreigners. The capital is Neuchâtel.-History:...
(Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
) and from Le Barboux
Le Barboux
Le Barboux is a commune in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France.-Population:-References:*...
in the Doubs department (France).
The reservoir
Reservoir
A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...
has a volume of 20.6 million m³ and its surface area is 0.69 km²
1 E5 m²
To help compare sizes of different geographic regions, areas between 10 hectares and 100 hectares are listed below.* Areas smaller than 0.1 km2* 0.1 km2 is equal to:**1 E+5 m² or 100,000 m2...
. The arch dam
Arch dam
An arch dam is a type of dam that is curved and commonly built with concrete. The arch dam is a structure that is designed to curve upstream so that the force of the water against it, known as hydrostatic pressure, presses against the arch, compressing and strengthening the structure as it pushes...
Châtelot was completed in 1953.