Lac de Montsalvens
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| name = Lac de Montsalvens
| image = Lac Montsalvens.jpg
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| location = Canton of Fribourg
| coords = {{coord|46|36|45|N|7|8|22|E|type:waterbody_region:CH-FR|display=inline,title}}
| type = reservoir
| inflow = La Jogne/Jaunbach, Le Javro, R. de Motélon
| outflow = La Jogne/Jaunbach
| catchment = {{convert|173|km2|abbr=on}}
| basin_countries = Switzerland
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| area = {{convert|0.74|km2|abbr=on}}
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| max-depth = {{convert|50|m|abbr=on}}
| volume = {{convert|12.6|e6m3|acre.ft|abbr=out}}
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| shore =
| elevation = {{convert|801|m|abbr=on}}
| islands =
| cities = Charmey
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Lac de Montsalvens is a reservoir in the Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. The reservoir has a capacity of 12.6 million m³ and a surface area of {{convert|0.74|km2|abbr=on}}. It was built on the Jogne river, before the gorges, and below the road to Jaun Pass, between the villages of Broc and Charmey.{{cite web | url=https://s.geo.admin.ch/651944648749 | title=Lac de Montsalvens on the Swiss National Map | work=Swisstopo | accessdate=7 May 2022}}
The Grand Council of the canton of Fribourg decided construction of the dam on 17/18 May 1918. Designed by Alfred Stucky,{{Cite web|url=http://www.asst.ch/PIONNIERS/02.Stucky.FR.html|title=La Vie d'Alfred Stucky|website=www.asst.ch|access-date=2018-12-21}} the construction was completed by 1920 and in 1921 the reservoir filled for the first time.
Thanks to a forced conduct, electricity is produced at the Electrobroc power plant, located at Broc near the Cailler factory.
See also
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External links
- {{HDS|15158}}
- {{Commons category-inline|Lac de Montsalvens}}
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Category:Reservoirs in Switzerland
Category:Lakes of the canton of Fribourg
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