| Lac Brenet | |||||
| Location: | Vaud | ||||
| Coords: | 46.6731°N 6.3233°W | ||||
| Type: | natural lake, reservoir | ||||
| Outflow: | underground | ||||
| Length: | 1.5km (00.9miles) | ||||
| Width: | 500m (1,600feet) | ||||
| Area: | 0.8km2 | ||||
| Max-Depth: | 18m (59feet) | ||||
| Elevation: | 1002m (3,287feet) | ||||
| Pushpin Map: | Canton of Vaud#Switzerland#Alps | ||||
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom | ||||
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Lac Brenet (pronounced as /fr/) is a lake in the Vallée de Joux, canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It is located north of the Lac de Joux, only 200 metres away. Its elevation of 1002 metres is 2 metres below that of Lac de Joux.
The lake used to drain naturally underground and the water resurfaced at the source of the Orbe River. Today the lake is used as a reservoir of the hydroelectric plant at Vallorbe.