Lac d'Espingo | |
Pushpin Map: | Pyrenees |
Location: | Haute-Garonne, Pyrénées |
Coords: | 42.7286°N 0.4956°W |
Type: | reservoir |
Basin Countries: | France |
Area: | 0.076km2 |
Elevation: | 1882m (6,175feet) |
Lac d'Espingo is a lake in Haute-Garonne, Pyrénées, France. At an elevation of 1882 m, its surface area is 0.076 km². In 1836, James David Forbes reported it had mica similar to the mica palmier in granite near Bagnères-de-Luchon.[1] In 1940, Henri Gaussen reported the lake sat nearly 2,000 meters above sea level and had 1.5 meters of rainfall per year.[2]