Lac d'Aiguebelette

Lac d'Aiguebelette
A view of the Lac d'Aiguebelette
Lac d'Aiguebelette is located in Savoie
Lac d'Aiguebelette
Lac d'Aiguebelette
LocationSavoie
Coordinates45°33′10″N 5°47′50″E / 45.55278°N 5.79722°E / 45.55278; 5.79722
Primary inflowsLeysse de Novalaise
Primary outflowsTiers
Catchment area70 km2 (27 sq mi)
Basin countriesFrance
Surface area5.45 km2 (2.10 sq mi)
Max. depth71 m (233 ft)
Water volume166×10^6 m3 (135,000 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation390.5 m (1,281 ft)
Frozen1909, 1929, 1941, 1942, 1956
Islands2
SettlementsAiguebelette-le-Lac, Lépin-le-Lac, Saint-Alban-de-Montbel, Novalaise, Nances

The Lac d'Aiguebelette (French pronunciation: [lak dɛɡbəlɛt]; Lake of Aiguebelette) is a natural lake north of the Chartreuse Mountains in the French Alps and just west of the Chaîne de l'Épine in the Jura Mountains. It is located within five communes in the Savoie department: Aiguebelette-le-Lac, Lépin-le-Lac, Saint-Alban-de-Montbel, Novalaise and Nances.

The lake hosted the 1997 and 2015 World Rowing Championships.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Rowing History - 1997World Championships". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
  2. ^ WorldRowing, News. FISA announces selection for the 2015 world rowing championships