Lac de Pérolles | |||||
Location: | Fribourg, Canton of Fribourg | ||||
Coords: | 46.7959°N 7.1626°W | ||||
Type: | reservoir | ||||
Inflow: | Saane/Sarine | ||||
Outflow: | Saane/Sarine | ||||
Catchment: | 1250km2 | ||||
Basin Countries: | Switzerland | ||||
Length: | 2.3km (01.4miles) | ||||
Area: | 0.35km2 | ||||
Volume: | 400000m2 | ||||
Elevation: | 553.3m (1,815.3feet) | ||||
Pushpin Map: | Canton of Fribourg#Switzerland#Alps | ||||
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom | ||||
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Lac de Pérolles, a reservoir formed by Maigrauge Dam, is a reservoir on the Saane/Sarine river at Fribourg, in western Switzerland.[1] Its surface area is 0.35km2. The dam was built in 1872, and its height was increased by 2.5m (08.2feet) in 1910. The watershed (or catchment) is .[1] The Maigrauge Dam has a gated spillway.