Lac de Sauvabelin

Lac de Sauvabelin
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Location	Lausanne, Vaud
Coordinates	46°32′15″N 6°38′18″E
Basin countries	Switzerland
Max. length	150 m (490 ft)
Max. width	100 m (330 ft)
Max. depth	1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)
Surface elevation	640 m (2,100 ft)
Islands	1

Lac de Sauvabelin (literally "Lake of Sauvabelin") is an artificial lake in the Sauvabelin forest, above Lausanne, Switzerland.

The city of Lausanne authorized the construction of the lake in 1888. A few years later, Funiculaire Lausanne-Signal was built.

See also

• Sauvabelin Tower
• List of lakes in Switzerland

External links

• "Aménagement du site de Sauvabelin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-09. (150 KiB) (in French)
• Romandie-pêche: Lac de Sauvabelin (in French)