Lac Pavin

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Lac Pavin is a deep, nearly circular volcanic crater lake in France’s Auvergne region, renowned for its meromictic waters and scenic setting.

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Label Occurrences
Lac Pavin canonical 3

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf meromictic lake
volcanic crater lake
country France
ecosystemType cold temperate lake ecosystem
formationProcess phreatomagmatic eruption
hasBasinType maar crater
hasCatchment Monts Dore
hasClimate mountain temperate climate
hasFeature dark-colored deep waters
forested shores
steep surrounding crater walls
hasLayer mixolimnion
monimolimnion
hasManagement environmental protection measures
hasNearbyInfrastructure parking area for visitors
walking trail around the lake
hasOutflow Couze Pavin
hasRiskDiscussion potential gas release from deep waters
hasSedimentRecord Holocene climate variations
hasStatus natural heritage site of regional importance
isPartOf Chaîne des Puys
surface form: Chaîne des Puys and Limagne fault tectonic area
isPopularWith anglers
hikers
tourists
locatedIn Auvergne
Massif Central
Puy-de-Dôme department
locatedNear town of Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise
surface form: Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise

Monts Dore volcanic field
surface form: Mont-Dore volcanic area
mixingRegime meromictic
notableFor high dissolved gas content in deep waters
permanently stratified water column
scenic landscape
scientific limnological studies
origin maar volcano
region Parc naturel régional des Volcans d’Auvergne
shape nearly circular
studiedInDiscipline limnology
paleoclimatology
volcanology
tourismActivity boating (non-motorized)
fishing
hiking
waterStratification anoxic deep layer
oxygenated surface layer
waterType freshwater

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Monts Dore contains Lac Pavin
Puy-de-Dôme department contains Lac Pavin
subject surface form: Puy-de-Dôme (department)
Couze Pavin hasSourceNear Lac Pavin