Lac de l'Hongrin
Lac de l'Hongrin | ||
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Geographical location | Canton of Vaud | |
Tributaries | Hongrin , Petit Hongrin , various mountain streams | |
Drain | Hongrin | |
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Coordinates | 569 996 / 141 561 | |
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Altitude above sea level | 1255 m above sea level M. | |
surface | 1.6 km² | |
Maximum depth | 105 m | |
particularities |
two arch dams side by side |
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The Lac de l'Hongrin is located in the canton of Vaud in the communes of Château-d'Oex and Ormont-Dessous . The water is processed in the Veytaux power station and then flows into Lake Geneva . In this way, the catchment area of the Hongrin , which drains to the Rhine , is partly fed to the Rhone via the European main watershed .
The reservoir can be reached from the east via La Lécherette , from the southwest via Corbeyrier or from the north via Montbovon .
The area south of Lac de l'Hongrin is a military firing range, so that on weekdays access is often restricted or not possible at all.
history
The two arch dams Hongrin Nord and Hongrin Sud were completed in 1969; the entire construction work lasted from 1966 to 1971.
Technical data of the dams
Hongrin Nord and Hongrin Sud | ||
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Completion: | 1969 | 1969 |
Lock type: | Arch dam | Arch dam |
Crown length: | 325 m | 272 m |
Height: | 125 m | 90 m |
Lock volume: | 235,000 m³ | 220,000 m³ |
Catchment area: | 45.6 km² | |
Storage volume: | 53.2 million m³ | |
Surface: | 160 ha | |
Length: | 2.7 km | |
Capacity: | 100 m³ / s | |
Forces Motrices Hongrin-Léman, Lausanne |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Forces Motrices Hongrin-Léman SA (FMHL). (No longer available online.) Alpiq, archived from the original on November 10, 2012 ; Retrieved November 10, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.