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Lake of Banyoles (or Estany de Banyoles) is a natural lake located in the comarca "Pla de l'Estany", Province of Girona, in northeastern Catalonia, Spain. It is named after the nearby town of Banyoles, to which it belongs entirely. On the western shore it borders with the town of Porqueres. The lake is approximately 2,100 m by 750 m with an average depth of 15 m that in several points gets down to 46.4 metres. It is located in a natural tectonic depression.

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Lake of Banyoles Estany de Banyoles
Lake of Banyoles Estany de Banyoles
Location	Banyoles, Catalonia
Coordinates	42°07′31″N 2°45′19″E
Primary inflows	Rec d'en Morgat, Riera del Vilar, Rec Major, Rec de la Font Pudosa, Rec de les Estunes
Primary outflows	none
Catchment area	11.42 km2 (4.41 sq mi)
Basin countries	Spain
Max. length	2,100 m (6,900 ft)
Max. width	750 m (2,460 ft)
Surface area	1.575 km2 (0.608 sq mi)
Average depth	14.8 m (49 ft)
Max. depth	62.4 m (205 ft)
Water volume	12,000,000 m3 (420,000,000 cu ft)
Shore length1	9.13 km (5.67 mi)
Surface elevation	172 m (564 ft)
Islands	none
Settlements	Banyoles
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Lago de Banyoles
Designated	20 December 2002
Reference no.	1257[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Presently Lake Banyoles is the largest natural lake in Catalonia. Lake Sils, located 33 km further south, was formerly the largest lake in the area until it was drained in 1851.[2]

Flora and fauna

There are both native and introduced fish species in the lake, like carp, gardí, bavosa de riu, sunfish, tench, black bass and eel. It is known that other fishes like pike, bullhead catfish (peix gat) and goldfish were introduced in the 19th century, but no specimens of those species have been found in recent surveys in the lake.[3]

Sports in the lake

This lake became famous as the rowing location for the Barcelona Olympics 1992[4] and the World Rowing Championships in 2004. It is also a popular training location for many foreign rowers, particularly English rowers. It was also the site for the 1991 Junior World Rowing Championships.

See also

• Banyoles monster

References

External links

• Data sheet of lake

На других языках

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[de] Estany de Banyoles

Der Estany de Banyoles (See von Banyoles) ist ein See im nordöstlichen Katalonien. Er ist bedeutsam als touristisches Ziel und als Wassersportzentrum.

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- [en] Lake of Banyoles

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[es] Lago de Bañolas

El lago de Bañolas (en catalán, Estany de Banyoles) es el lago más grande de la provincia de Gerona y de toda Cataluña. Es el principal símbolo de la ciudad de Bañolas. El lago y su cuenca lacustre son considerados el conjunto cárstico más extenso de España, constituyendo un sistema medioambiental de notable valor. Fue protegido en 1992 por el Plan de Espacios de Interés Natural (PEIN) de la Generalidad de Cataluña mediante el Decreto 328/1992.[1]

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[fr] Lac de Banyoles

Le lac de Banyoles est le premier lac naturel le plus grand de la Catalogne. Il est aussi l'origine et le signe d'identité principal de la ville de Banyoles. Le lac mesure 2.150 mètres environ de longueur et sa largeur maximale au lobe nord est de 750 mètres et celle du sud, 725 mètres. La superficie est de 111,7 hm² et la profondeur maximale est de 40 mètres. L'étang et son bassin lacustre sont considérés comme le conjoint kartisque le plus long de la Péninsule Ibérique et un système environnementale de notable valeur.

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[it] Lago di Banyoles

Il lago di Banyoles (in catalano Estany de Banyoles, in spagnolo lago de Bañolas) è il lago più grande della Catalogna, ed è compreso nella provincia di Girona. È il principale simbolo della città di Banyoles. Il lago con il suo bacino è considerato l'insieme carsico più esteso della Spagna, ed è un sistema di notevole importanza ambientale.

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