Lac de Joux (French pronunciation: ​[lak də ʒu]) is a lake in the Vallée de Joux in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. With a surface area of 9.5 km², it is the largest lake in Switzerland lying above 1,000 metres.[1] Lac de Joux is located in the Jura Mountains.

Lac de Joux (jan. 2008)

Lac de Joux
View from the north eastern shore at Le Pont.
Lac de Joux Show map of Canton of Vaud Lac de Joux Show map of Switzerland Lac de Joux Show map of Alps
Location	Vallée de Joux, Vaud, Switzerland
Coordinates	46°38′16″N 6°17′4″E
Primary inflows	Orbe
Primary outflows	(Orbe)
Basin countries	Switzerland, France
Max. length	9 km (5.6 mi)
Max. width	1 km (0.62 mi)
Surface area	8.77 km2 (3.39 sq mi)
Max. depth	32 m (105 ft)
Surface elevation	1,004 m (3,294 ft)
Settlements	Le Chenit, L'Abbaye, Le Pont

See also

• List of lakes of Switzerland
• List of mountain lakes of Switzerland

References

External links

• Lac de Joux in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
• Waterlevels of Lac de Joux at Le Pont
• Media related to Lac de Joux at Wikimedia Commons

This article related to a lake in Vaud is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

На других языках

[de] Lac de Joux

[fr] Lac de Joux

[it] Lago di Joux

[ru] Жу (озеро)