Lac de Saint-Ferréol

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Lac de Saint-Ferréol is a historic artificial reservoir in southern France, built in the 17th century to feed the Canal du Midi and now a popular recreational lake.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Bassin de Saint-Ferréol 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf artificial lake
historic monument
reservoir
basinCountry France
constructionStartDate 1667
country France
designedBy Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban
surface form: Marshall Sebastien de Vauban

Pierre-Paul Riquet
elevation about 365 metres above sea level
feeds Canal du Midi
hasActivity hiking
sailing
windsurfing
hasBeach supervised bathing area in summer
hasFacility parking areas
picnic areas
restaurants
water sports centre
hasMuseum Musée du Lac de Saint-Ferréol
hasPart beaches
earth dam
spillway
walking paths
wooded shores
heritageDesignation Monument historique of France
UNESCO World Heritage Site component
inception 17th century
locatedIn Haute-Garonne
Occitanie NERFINISHED
southern France NERFINISHED
locatedInMountainRange Montagne Noire
surface form: Montagne Noire foothills
locatedNear Canal du Midi
Revel
Sorèze NERFINISHED
maximumDepth about 35 metres
namedAfter Saint Ferréol
nearbyCity Toulouse NERFINISHED
partOf Canal du Midi
surface form: Canal du Midi water system
purpose water supply for Canal du Midi
region Lauragais
surfaceArea about 0.67 square kilometres
touristAttraction yes
use boating
fishing
irrigation
recreation
swimming
volume about 6 million cubic metres
watercourse Laudot

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Occitanie hasNotableLake Lac de Saint-Ferréol
Canal du Midi hasPart Lac de Saint-Ferréol
this entity surface form: Bassin de Saint-Ferréol