Lac de Moron

Lac de Moron
Location: Canton of Neuchâtel (Switzerland) France Tributaries: Doubs Drain: Doubs
Canton of Neuchâtel , Switzerland
Coordinates	547 019  /  215 835 coordinates: 47 ° 5 '29 "  N , 6 ° 44' 27"  O ; CH1903:  547 019  /  215,835
Data on the structure
Lock type:	Arch dam
Construction time:	1953
Height of the barrier structure :	74 m
Height above the river bed :	59 m
Height of the structure crown:	716  m above sea level M.
Building volume:	48 000  m³
Crown length:	150 m
Operator:	Groupe E
Data on the reservoir
Water surface	0.69 km²
Reservoir length	3.3 km
Storage space	15th 800 000  m³
Total storage space :	20th 600 000  m³
Catchment area	911 km²
Design flood :	500 m³ / s

The Lac de Moron is a reservoir in the Jura on the border between Switzerland and France . The lake begins with the Saut du Doubs , an imposing 27 meter high waterfall and has a striking greenish color.

The reservoir can be reached on foot from the French side from the village of Le Barboux , which is located in the Doubs department . On the Swiss side, the reservoir can be reached via the villages of Les Brenets , Le Locle and Les Planchettes .

history

The Châtelot dam was completed in 1953.

Châtelot dam on the Lac de Moron

swell

• Lakes in Switzerland: Natural and storage lakes, Federal Office for the Environment FOEN, 2007 ( Memento of October 5, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF)