Lac de Serre-Ponçon

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Lac de Serre-Ponçon is a large artificial lake in southeastern France, created by damming the Durance River and known for its hydroelectric power production, irrigation role, and recreational activities.

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Lac de Serre-Ponçon canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artificial lake
reservoir
basinCountry France
completionDate 1961
constructionStartDate 1955
country France
createdBy Serre-Ponçon Dam
createdByDamming Durance River
crossedBy Pont de Savines
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 780 metres
fillingStartDate 1959
formedByRiver Durance River
surface form: Durance

Ubaye Valley
surface form: Ubaye
hasHydroelectricPlant Serre-Ponçon Dam
surface form: Serre-Ponçon hydroelectric power station
hasIsland Chapelle Saint-Michel islet
knownFor large hydroelectric capacity
major irrigation role in southeastern France
popular recreational activities
locatedIn southeastern France
locatedInMountainRange Alps
locatedInRegion Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Hautes-Alpes
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
locatedNear Embrun
Gap
Savines-le-Lac
managedBy Électricité de France
maximumDepth about 90 metres
partOf Durance River
surface form: Durance river basin
primaryInflow Durance River
surface form: Durance
primaryOutflow Durance River
surface form: Durance
purpose flood control
hydroelectric power generation
irrigation
recreation
reservoirForDam Serre-Ponçon Dam
secondaryInflow Ubaye Valley
surface form: Ubaye
shoreFeatures beaches
camping sites
marinas
surfaceArea about 28 square kilometres
usedFor fishing
sailing
swimming
tourism
water sports
volume about 1.27 cubic kilometres

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Durance River reservoir Lac de Serre-Ponçon
Serre-Ponçon Dam createsReservoir Lac de Serre-Ponçon
Serre-Ponçon Dam reservoirName Lac de Serre-Ponçon