Lac de Creno explained

Lac de Creno
Location:	Corse-du-Sud, Corsica
Coords:	42.2051°N 8.9464°W
Type:	Lake
Basin Countries:	France
Area:	2.3ha
Elevation:	1310m (4,300feet)
Pushpin Map:	Corsica#France
Pushpin Label Position:	left

The Lac de Creno (Corsican: Lavu à Crena) is a small lake in the Monte Rotondo massif in the Corse-du-Sud department of France.

Location

The Lac de Creno is in the Monte Rotondo massif at an altitude of .It is in the Orto commune of Corse-du-Sud to the north of the Monte Sant Eliseo.It is drained by the Ruisseau de Creno, which flows south to join the Fiume Grosso, a tributary of the Liamone river.It is a glacial lake, partially covered by water lilies and surrounded by a forest of laricio pines.It is fairly easy to reach by foot from the village of Soccia at an elevation of, and is busy in summer.

See also

• List of waterbodies of Corse-du-Sud

Further reading

• Reille . M. . Gamisans . J. . de Beaulieu . J.-L. . Andrieu . V. . 1997 . The late-glacial at Lac de Creno (Corsica, France): a key site in the western Mediterranean basin . New Phytologist . 135 . 3 . 547–559 . 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1997.00683.x . free .
• Reille . M. . J. . Gamisans . V. . Andrieu-Ponel . J.-L.. de Beaulieu . February 1999 . The Holocene at Lac de Creno, Corsica, France: A Key Site for the Whole Island . New Phytologist . 141 . 2 . 291–307 . 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1999.00343.x .