Lac de Vallon
Encyclopedia
Lac de Vallon is a lake
at Bellevaux
in the Haute-Savoie
department of France
. The lake formed in 1943 when a landslide blocked the course of the Brévon river.
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,...
at Bellevaux
Bellevaux
Bellevaux is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-References:*...
in the Haute-Savoie
Haute-Savoie
Haute-Savoie is a French department in the Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France. It borders both Switzerland and Italy. The capital is Annecy. To the north is Lake Geneva and Switzerland; to the south and southeast are the Mont Blanc and Aravis mountain ranges and the French entrance to the Mont...
department 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...
. The lake formed in 1943 when a landslide blocked the course of the Brévon river.