Lake of Banyoles

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Lake of Banyoles Estany de Banyoles Lago de Bañolas
Location	Banyoles, Catalonia
Coordinates	42°07′31″N, 2°45′19″ECoordinates: 42°07′31″N, 2°45′19″E
Basin countries	Spain
Max. length	c. 2,000 m
Surface area	1.18 km²
Average depth	c. 15 m
Max. depth	c. 40 m
Surface elevation	172 m

Lake Banyoles (or Estany de Banyoles) is a natural lake in Banyoles, Catalonia, Spain that is famous as a rowing venue. The lake is approximately 2,000 m by 100 m with an average depth of 15 m that in several points gets down to almost 40 m.

The lake was the rowing location for the Barcelona Olympics 1992 and the World Rowing Championships in 2004. It is also a popular training location for many foreign rowers, particularly English rowers.

A panorama of Lake Banyoles and Club Natació Banyoles

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[edit] External links

• Data sheet of lake

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