Lac des Brenets

Not to be confused with Lac Brenet.

Lac des Brenets (Swiss name) or Lac de Chaillexon (French name) is a lake on the river Doubs on the border of Switzerland and France.

Lac des Brenets
Lac de Chaillexon
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Location	Franche-Comté, Canton of Neuchâtel
Coordinates	47°4′9″N 6°41′52″E
Primary inflows	Doubs, Rançonnière
Primary outflows	Doubs
Basin countries	France, Switzerland
Max. length	3.5 km (2.2 mi)
Max. width	250 m (820 ft)
Surface area	0.8 km2 (0.31 sq mi)
Max. depth	26 m (85 ft)
Water volume	5.7 hm3 (4,600 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation	750 m (2,460 ft)
Settlements	Villers-le-Lac

Characteristics

The depression in which the lake lies was formed by the movements of a glacier, while the lake itself was formed by a natural barrier around 12,000 years ago. At the downstream end is a waterfall known as the Saut du Doubs. A few hundred metres away, a bridge connects the French and Swiss sides of the lake.

The lake was effectively dried out completely during the European drought of 2022, causing all ship operations to cease.^[1]

Photographs

A tourist boat on the narrow lake

See also

• List of lakes of Switzerland