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Lac d'Orédon

Coordinates: 42°49′32″N 00°09′43″E / 42.82556°N 0.16194°E / 42.82556; 0.16194
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Lac d'Orédon
Lac d'Orédon is located in Pyrenees
Lac d'Orédon
Lac d'Orédon
LocationHautes-Pyrénées
Coordinates42°49′32″N 00°09′43″E / 42.82556°N 0.16194°E / 42.82556; 0.16194
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsLac de Cap-de-Long
Primary outflowsNeste
Basin countriesFrance
Surface area0.46 km2 (0.18 sq mi)
Surface elevation1,849 m (6,066 ft)

Lac d'Orédon is a lake raised by a dam in Hautes-Pyrénées, France. At an elevation of 1849 m, its surface area is 0.46 km².


It was one of the first lakes of the Pyrenees to have been built in the 17th century.[1]

Public Use

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In 1864, the Ministry of Agriculture decided to increase and regulate the flow of the Neste canal (feeding Gers rivers) using the lakes of the upper valley of Aure (Aubert, Aumar, Cap-de -Long, Lac d'Orédon).[1] The lake was expropriated for public utility in June 1869.[1] Construction of the dam and reservoir was completed in 1884.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Lac d'Orédon - Vallée d'Aure". www.lacsdespyrenees.com. Retrieved 2019-02-01.