Lac de Moron

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Lac de Moron
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Location Canton of Neuchâtel (CH), Doubs department (F)
Coordinates 47°5′29″N, 6°44′27″ECoordinates: 47°5′29″N, 6°44′27″E
Lake type reservoir
Primary inflows Doubs River
Primary outflows Doubs River
Catchment area 911 km²
Basin countries Switzerland, France
Surface area 0.69 km²
Max. depth 59 m
Water volume 20.6 mio m³
Surface elevation 716 m

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.

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