Lac de Bret

Lac de Bret is a lake in the municipality of Puidoux, in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It is located north of Lake Geneva. The natural lake is used as a drinking water reservoir for the city of Lausanne. The first dam was built 1875 to supply water for the Lausanne-Ouchy funicular.

Lac de Bret
View from the South side
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Location	Puidoux, Vaud
Coordinates	46°30′40″N 6°46′20″E
Type	natural lake, eutrophic
Catchment area	21 km2 (8.1 sq mi)
Basin countries	Switzerland
Max. length	1.5 km (0.93 mi)
Max. width	400 m (1,300 ft)
Surface area	0.36 km2 (0.14 sq mi)
Max. depth	13 m (43 ft)
Water volume	5,000,000 m3 (4,100 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation	674 m (2,211 ft)

See also

• List of lakes of Switzerland

External links

• Media related to Lac de Bret at Wikimedia Commons
• L'eau potable du lac de Bret (in French)
• Hiking around the lake (in French)
• Fishing on Lac de Bret^{[permanent dead link]} (in French)