Lake Annecy

45°51′N 6°10′E / 45.850°N 6.167°E / 45.850; 6.167Primary inflowsIre, Eau morte, Laudon, Bornette and BiolonPrimary outflowsThiouCatchment area251 km² (97 sq mi)Basin countriesFranceMax. length14.6 km (9.1 mi)Max. width3.2 km (2.0 mi)Surface area27.59 km² (10.65 sq mi)Average depth41 m (135 ft)Max. depth82 m (269 ft)Water volume1,124.5 million cubic metres (911,600 acre⋅ft)Residence time4 yearsSurface elevation446.97 m (1,466.4 ft)SettlementsAnnecy (see list)

Lake Annecy (French: Lac d'Annecy, French pronunciation: [lak dansi]) is a perialpine lake in Haute-Savoie in France. It is named after the city of Annecy, which marks the start of the Thiou, Lake Annecy's outflow river.^{[1][2]: 958}

It is the third-largest lake in France, after the Lac du Bourget and Lac de Grand-Lieu, if the French part of Lake Geneva, which is shared between Switzerland and France, is excluded.^{[citation needed]} It is known as "Europe's cleanest lake" because of strict environmental regulations introduced in the 1960s.^{[citation needed]} It is a popular tourist destination known for its swimming and water sports.^{[citation needed]}

The lake was formed about 18,000 years ago, at the time the large alpine glaciers melted.^{[citation needed]} It is fed by many small rivers from the surrounding mountains (Ire, Eau morte, Laudon, Bornette and Biolon) and a powerful underwater source, the Boubioz, at an 82-metre depth (269 ft).^{[citation needed]}

Cities and towns around the lake

• Annecy
• Veyrier-du-Lac
• Menthon-Saint-Bernard
• Talloires
• Doussard
• Duingt
• Saint-Jorioz
• Sévrier

A cycle path goes partially around Lake Annecy past Sevrier and St Jorioz to Ugine. It has an aim to reach Albertville. The lake is around 14 km long.^{[citation needed]}

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  View of Lake Annecy from Talloires.
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  Paul Cézanne. Le lac bleu, 1896.
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  Lake Annecy, with the mountains of Dents de Lanfon, Lanfonnet and La Tournette in the background.

See also

• 2023 Annecy stabbing
• Faverges
• Montmin

References

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Coolidge, William Augustus Brevoort (1911). "Annecy". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). p. 72; see last two lines. The Lake of Annecy is...

Further reading

• Jean-Daniel Stanley and Thomas F. Jorstad, Direct Sediment Dispersal from Mountain to Shore, with Bypassing via Three Human-Modified Channel Systems to Lake Annecy, SE France (2004) Vol 20 (4) Journal of Coastal Research pp 958 – 969 JStor.

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