Lac de Villeneuve-de-la-Raho is a lake in the town of Villeneuve-de-la-Raho in Pyrénées-Orientales, France.

Lac de Villeneuve-de-la-Raho
Lac de Villeneuve-de-la-Raho
Location	Pyrénées-Orientales
Coordinates	42.630993°N 2.903633°E / 42.630993; 2.903633
Lake type	reservoir
Primary inflows	canal de Perpignan
Basin countries	France
Surface area	2.01 km2 (0.78 sq mi)
Max. depth	14 m (46 ft)
Water volume	17.9×10^6 m3 (630×10^6 cu ft)
Surface elevation	150 m (490 ft)

History

The former lake of Villeneuve-de-la-Raho had a size of 150 hectares (370 acres). Considered useless, it was dried in 1854, and the land was then used for agriculture. Recovered by the General Council of the Pyrénées-Orientales, it was filled with water and became a lake once again in 1977.[1]

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[fr] Lac de Villeneuve-de-la-Raho