Lac des Bouillouses

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| name = Lac des Bouillouses
Llac de la Bollosa

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| location = Pyrénées-Orientales

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| type = reservoir

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| outflow = Têt

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| basin_countries = France

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| area = {{convert|1.49|km2|abbr=on}}

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| volume = {{convert|17500000|m3|abbr=on}}

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Lac des Bouillouses ({{IPA|fr|lak de bujuz}}) or Llac de la Bollosa is a lake in Pyrénées-Orientales, France. At an elevation of 2017 m, its surface area is 1.49 km².[https://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/carte?c=1.998,42.583&z=0.0001&l0=GEOGRAPHICALGRIDSYSTEMS.MAPS::GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS%281%29&permalink=yes Topographical map extract] (in Géoportail).

It is an artificial lake, the 20-metre high dam of which was built between 1903 and 1910 as a key part of a hydro-electricity project in the Têt valley.[https://www.les-pyrenees-orientales.com/Villages/LesBouillouses.php "Les Bouillouses"], on les-pyrenees-orientales.com (in French).

Le lac des Bouillouses et la Têt.jpg|The lake is fed by River Têt (below, on the right).

Barrage lac des Bouillouses.JPG|The dam at the southern end of the lake.

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