Lac de Serre-Ponçon

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Lac de Serre-Ponçon is a large artificial lake in southeastern France, created by damming the Durance River and known for its hydroelectric power production, irrigation role, and recreational activities.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf artificial lake ⓘ
reservoir ⓘ
basinCountry France ⓘ
completionDate 1961 ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1955 ⓘ
country France ⓘ
createdBy Serre-Ponçon Dam ⓘ
createdByDamming Durance River ⓘ
crossedBy Pont de Savines ⓘ
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 780 metres ⓘ
fillingStartDate 1959 ⓘ
formedByRiver Durance ⓘ
linked to: Durance River

Ubaye ⓘ
linked to: Ubaye Valley
hasHydroelectricPlant Serre-Ponçon hydroelectric power station ⓘ
linked to: Serre-Ponçon Dam
hasIsland Chapelle Saint-Michel islet ⓘ
knownFor large hydroelectric capacity ⓘ
major irrigation role in southeastern France ⓘ
popular recreational activities ⓘ
locatedIn southeastern France ⓘ
locatedInMountainRange Alps ⓘ
locatedInRegion Alpes-de-Haute-Provence ⓘ
Hautes-Alpes ⓘ
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ⓘ
locatedNear Embrun ⓘ
Gap ⓘ
Savines-le-Lac ⓘ
managedBy Électricité de France ⓘ
maximumDepth about 90 metres ⓘ
partOf Durance river basin ⓘ
linked to: Durance River
primaryInflow Durance ⓘ
linked to: Durance River
primaryOutflow Durance ⓘ
linked to: Durance River
purpose flood control ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
reservoirForDam Serre-Ponçon Dam ⓘ
secondaryInflow Ubaye ⓘ
linked to: Ubaye Valley
shoreFeatures beaches ⓘ
camping sites ⓘ
marinas ⓘ
surfaceArea about 28 square kilometres ⓘ
usedFor fishing ⓘ
sailing ⓘ
swimming ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
water sports ⓘ
volume about 1.27 cubic kilometres ⓘ

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Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Durance River → reservoir → Lac de Serre-Ponçon ⓘ
Serre-Ponçon Dam → createsReservoir → Lac de Serre-Ponçon ⓘ
Serre-Ponçon Dam → reservoirName → Lac de Serre-Ponçon ⓘ
Savines-le-Lac → locatedOnWaterbody → Lac de Serre-Ponçon ⓘ
Pont de Savines → crosses → Lac de Serre-Ponçon ⓘ
Pont de Savines → locatedIn → Lac de Serre-Ponçon area ⓘ
linked to: Lac de Serre-Ponçon
Pont de Savines → spans → Lac de Serre-Ponçon reservoir ⓘ
linked to: Lac de Serre-Ponçon
Chapelle Saint-Michel islet → locatedIn → Serre-Ponçon reservoir ⓘ
linked to: Lac de Serre-Ponçon
Chapelle Saint-Michel islet → surroundedBy → Serre-Ponçon Lake ⓘ
linked to: Lac de Serre-Ponçon
Durance valley region → contains → Serre-Ponçon Lake ⓘ
linked to: Lac de Serre-Ponçon
Durance-Verdon hydroelectric system → containsStructure → Serre-Ponçon Reservoir ⓘ
linked to: Lac de Serre-Ponçon
Durance-Verdon hydroelectric system → notableReservoir → Serre-Ponçon Reservoir ⓘ
linked to: Lac de Serre-Ponçon
Savines → submergedBy → Serre-Ponçon reservoir ⓘ
linked to: Lac de Serre-Ponçon
Savines → submergedBy → Lac de Serre-Ponçon ⓘ
Savines → locatedNearWaterBody → Serre-Ponçon reservoir ⓘ
linked to: Lac de Serre-Ponçon
Savines-le-Lac → locatedOnShoreOf → Lac de Serre-Ponçon ⓘ
subject linked to: Savines
Ubaye River → flowsInto → Serre-Ponçon reservoir ⓘ
linked to: Lac de Serre-Ponçon
Ubaye River → mouth → Serre-Ponçon reservoir ⓘ
linked to: Lac de Serre-Ponçon
Ubaye River → feedsReservoir → Serre-Ponçon reservoir ⓘ
linked to: Lac de Serre-Ponçon
Embrun → locatedNear → Lac de Serre-Ponçon ⓘ
Embrun → hasViewOf → Lac de Serre-Ponçon ⓘ