Lac de Moron | |||||
Location: | Canton of Neuchâtel (CH), Doubs department (F) | ||||
Coords: | 47.0914°N 6.7408°W | ||||
Type: | reservoir | ||||
Inflow: | Doubs | ||||
Outflow: | Doubs | ||||
Catchment: | 911km2 | ||||
Basin Countries: | Switzerland, France | ||||
Length: | 3.3km (02.1miles) | ||||
Area: | 0.69km2 | ||||
Max-Depth: | 59m (194feet) | ||||
Volume: | 20.6e6m3 | ||||
Elevation: | 716m (2,349feet) | ||||
Pushpin Map: | Canton of Neuchâtel#France Franche-Comté#Switzerland#France#Alps | ||||
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom | ||||
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Lac de Moron is a reservoir formed by damming the river Doubs on the border of France and Switzerland. It can be reached from Les Planchettes or Les Brenets in the Canton of Neuchâtel (Switzerland) and from Le Barboux in the Doubs department (France).
The reservoir has a volume of 20.6 million m³ and its surface area is 0.69km2. The arch dam Châtelot was completed in 1953.