List of lakes in Belgium
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This is a list of lakes of Belgium.
Lake 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,... s of Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... |
Regions of Belgium | Provinces of Belgium Provinces of Belgium Belgium is divided into three regions, two of them are subdivided into five provinces each.The division into provinces is fixed by Article 5 of the Belgian Constitution... |
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Donkmeer Donkmeer Donkmeer is a lake in Belgium. It is situated in East Flanders, near Berlare village. There are boats and waterbikes for hire.... |
Flanders Flanders Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp... |
Lac de Donk | Donkmeer | 86 | ||
Grand Large Grand Large The Grand Large is an artificial lake of Belgium, not far from the city of Mons. The lake is situated along the highway E19 between Paris and Brussels. Its marina can host 157 boats. The lake is linked to two canals: to the east, the Nimy-Blaton-Péronnes Canal, to the west the Canal du Centre.... |
Wallonia | Grand Large | 40 | |||
Ixelles Ponds Ixelles Ponds The Ixelles Ponds are two freshwater ponds in the Brussels municipality of Ixelles... |
Brussels Brussels Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union... |
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Étangs d'Ixelles | Vijvers van Elsene | ||
Lake Bütgenbach Lake Bütgenbach Lake Bütgenbach is an artificial lake created by the damming of the Warche river in 1932. It is located near the village of Bütgenbach in Ardennes , Belgium. The lake is not far from the border of Germany.... |
Wallonia | Lac de Bütgenbach | Meer van Bütgenbach | Bütgenbach Stausee | 120 | |
Lake Eau d'Heure Lake Eau d'Heure The Lake Eau d'Heure is the most important artificial lake in Belgium. Its dams were built during the seventies. The lake is not far from the village of Cerfontaine and the border with France. The river of the lake is the Eau d'Heure River... |
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Lac de l'Eau d'Heure | Meren van het water van de Heure | 617 | |
Lake Eupen Lake Eupen Lake Eupen and the Dam of the Vesdre are located near Eupen in Belgium, not far from High Fens. The dam was built on the Vesdre in 1938 but only inaugurated in 1950 by Prince Charles of Belgium.... |
Wallonia | Lac d'Eupen | Meer van Eupen | Eupen Stausee | 126 | |
Lake Genval Lake Genval Lake Genval is a lake located in Belgium in the south-east of Brussels near the Sonian Forest in the municipalities of Rixensart in Wallonia and Overijse in Flanders. The river of the lake is named Silver river. The lake is a great leisure place for the people of Brussels... |
Flanders Flanders Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp... / Wallonia |
/ | Lac de Genval | Meer van Genval | 18 | |
Lake Gileppe Lake Gileppe Lake Gileppe is located in east of Belgium near the town of Verviers. It is not far from High Fens. The Gileppe Dam was built in 1867. There is a 78 m high panoramic tower with a restaurant on the top to look at the lake and the landscape. The water volume is 26,400,000 m³ and the area is 1,3 km².... |
Wallonia | Lac de la Gileppe | Meer van de Gileppe | 130 | ||
Lake Kraenepoel | Flanders Flanders Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp... |
Lac de Kraenepoel | Kraenepoelmeer | 22 | ||
Lake Neufchâteau Lake Neufchâteau Lake Neufchâteau is a little artificial lake near the city of Neufchâteau in the Ardennes in Belgium. The lake was built in 1958.It is a tourist attraction, with water sports, including Pedalo, Rowing, Canoeing, Fishing, Windsurfing, ...... |
Wallonia | Lac de Neufchâteau | Meer van Neufchâteau | 6 | ||
Lake Nisramont Lake Nisramont Lake Nisramont is located in east of Belgium on the river Ourthe in the municipality of La Roche-en-Ardenne. The dam has a length of 116 m and is 16 m high. The volume of water is 3,000,000 m³ and the area of the lake is 0.47 km²... |
Wallonia | Lac de Nisramont | Meer van Nisramont | 47 | ||
Lake Robertville Lake Robertville Lake Robertville is an artificial lake near the city of Malmedy in Belgium. The water volume is 8,000,000 m³ and the area is 0,62 km². The lake is located in the High Fens park. The dam on the river Warche was built in 1928.... |
Wallonia | Lac de Robertville | Meer van Robertville | 62 | ||
Lake Ry de Rome Lake Ry de Rome Lake Ry de Rome is an artificial lake near the city of Couvin in Belgium near the border of France. The lake is located in the Ardennes. The water volume is 2,200,000 m³ and the area is 0.25 km².... |
Wallonia | Lac de Ry de Rome | 25 | |||
Lake Schulens | Flanders Flanders Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp... |
Lac de Schulens | Schulensmeer | 95 | ||
Lake Virelles Lake Virelles The lake Virelles is an artificial lake near the city of Chimay in Belgium. The lake is an important nature reserve with a great number of birds. The lake’s area covers 1,25 km².... |
Wallonia | Lac de Virelles | Meer van Virelles | 125 | ||
Lake Warfaaz Lake Warfaaz The lake Warfaaz is an artificial lake near the thermal city of Spa in Ardennes in Belgium. The dam was built in 1892 on the Wayai river. The water volume is 360,000 m³ and the area is 0,08 km². It is a tourist attraction, with water sports, including Pedalo, Fishing.-References:*... |
Wallonia | Lac de Warfaaz | Meer van Warfaaz | 8 |