Lauvitel
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| Geographical location | Isère department , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes , France | |
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| Coordinates | 44 ° 58 '10 " N , 6 ° 3' 53" E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 1530 m | |
| surface | 0.35 km² | |
Lauvitel is a lake at 1530 meters above sea level in the municipality of Le Bourg-d'Oisans in the Vénéon Valley. It is the largest lake in the Massif des Écrins in the French department of Isère .
The valley with the lake is classified as a nature reserve.
Surname
The water body name Lauvitel is formed from the two components lau for lake and vitel for water . Hence the official name is Lauvitel, although the names Lac Lauvitel and Lac du Lauvitel are occasionally used.
geography
The lake has a surface of 35 hectares and a maximum depth of 68 meters. It has no visible surface runoff except when the snowmelt in spring.
tourism
The Lauvitel Valley can be reached on mountain trails from the village of Danchère near the municipality of Bourg d'Oisans.