Lake Annecy

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Name: Lake Annecy
Water system: Rhone
Water type: Natural lake
Progression: Thiou -> Fier -> Rhone -> Mediterranean Sea -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
Climates: Mountain
Continents: Europe
Countries: France

Lake Annecy is a perialpine lake in Haute-Savoie in France. It is named after the city of Annecy, which marks the start of the Thiou, Lake Annecy's outflow river.

The lake is at 1,465 feet (447 m) feet above sea level. At approximately 9 by 2 miles (14 by 3 km), it is the third-largest lake in France, after the Lac du Bourget and Lac de Grand-Lieu, if the French part of Lake Geneva, which is shared between Switzerland and France, is excluded. It is a popular tourist destination known for its swimming and water sports.

The lake was formed about 18,000 years ago, at the time the large alpine glaciers melted. It is fed by many small rivers from the surrounding mountains (Ire, Eau morte, Laudon, Bornette and Biolon) and a powerful underwater source, the Boubioz, at an 82-metre depth (269 ft).

Lake Annecy

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