Lake As Pontes | |||||
Pushpin Map: | Spain Galicia#Spain | ||||
Location: | As Pontes, A Coruña, Galicia | ||||
Coords: | 43.4574°N -7.9486°W | ||||
Type: | artificial | ||||
Inflow: | Eume | ||||
Basin Countries: | Spain | ||||
Agency: | Endesa | ||||
Date-Flooded: | 2008 | ||||
Length: | 5km (03miles) | ||||
Width: | 2km (01miles) | ||||
Area: | 865ha | ||||
Depth: | 150m (490feet) | ||||
Max-Depth: | 206m (676feet) | ||||
Shore: | 17.8km (11.1miles) | ||||
Cities: | As Pontes | ||||
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Lake As Pontes (es|Lago de As Pontes, gl|Lago das Pontes) is an artificial lake in the municipality of As Pontes, Galicia (Spain).
The site of the lake is a former Lignite mine operated by Spanish energy company Endesa. Once filled it will be the largest lake in Spain.