Lac des Toules | |||||
Location: | Valais | ||||
Coords: | 45.9192°N 7.1989°W | ||||
Type: | reservoir | ||||
Inflow: | La Dranse | ||||
Outflow: | La Dranse d'Entremont | ||||
Catchment: | 37.6km2 | ||||
Basin Countries: | Switzerland | ||||
Length: | 2km (01miles) | ||||
Area: | 0.61km2 | ||||
Max-Depth: | 75m (246feet) | ||||
Volume: | 20.15e6m3 | ||||
Elevation: | 1810m (5,940feet) | ||||
Pushpin Map: | Canton of Valais#Italy Aosta Valley#Switzerland#Italy#Alps | ||||
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom | ||||
Pushpin Relief: | y | ||||
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Lac des Toules is a reservoir in Valais, Switzerland, at Bourg-Saint-Pierre. Its surface area is 0.61km2. It has a €2.2 million floating solar plant that was flown in by helicopter in 2019, and delivers 800 MWh/year.[1]
The dam Les Toules was completed in 1963.