Lac de Salanfe

46°8′21″N 6°57′17″E / 46.13917°N 6.95472°E / 46.13917; 6.95472Catchment area18.4 km2 (7.1 sq mi)Basin countriesSwitzerlandMax. length2 km (1.2 mi)Surface area1.62 km2 (0.63 sq mi)Max. depth48 m (157 ft)Surface elevation1,925 m (6,316 ft)Map

Lac de Salanfe is a lake in the municipality of Evionnaz, Valais, Switzerland. The reservoir is located at an elevation of 1925 m. Its surface area is 1.62 km2 (0.63 sq mi).

It can be reached by 6.5 km-long footpath from Vernayaz.

The dam Salanfe was completed in 1952.

Different major walking trails cross in Salanfe. The two biggest are 'Le tour des Dents du Midi' and the Via Alpina. Many hikers stay the night at the refuge situated next to the lake.[1]

Lac de Salanfe, summer, 2011
Lac de Salanfe, video

See also

References

  1. ^ Auberge de Salanfe, Website of the refuge Salanfe.

External links

Media related to Lac de Salanfe at Wikimedia Commons


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