Lac de Chalain | |
Location: | Fontenu, Jura department, Franche-Comté |
Coords: | 46.6705°N 5.7937°W |
Type: | Lake |
Pushpin Map: | France Franche-Comté |
Outflow: | Ain |
Catchment: | 44km2 |
Basin Countries: | France |
Length: | 2700m (8,900feet) |
Area: | 2.32km2 |
Depth: | 16.6m (54.5feet) |
Max-Depth: | 39m (128feet) |
Elevation: | 486m (1,594feet) |
Lac de Chalain is a lake in the Jura department of France. It is located on the territory of the commune of Fontenu. Prehistoric pile dwellings have been found on the western shore of the lake.[1]