Lac de Bret | |||||
Location: | Puidoux, Vaud | ||||
Type: | natural lake, eutrophic | ||||
Catchment: | 21km2 | ||||
Basin Countries: | Switzerland | ||||
Length: | 1.5km (00.9miles) | ||||
Width: | 400m (1,300feet) | ||||
Area: | 0.36km2 | ||||
Max-Depth: | 13m (43feet) | ||||
Volume: | 5000000m2 | ||||
Elevation: | 674m (2,211feet) | ||||
Pushpin Map: | Canton of Vaud#Switzerland#Alps | ||||
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom | ||||
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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.