Lac des Bouillouses (French pronunciation: [lak de bujuz]) or Llac de la Bollosa is a lake in Pyrénées-Orientales, France. At an elevation of 2017 m, its surface area is 1.49 km².[1]

Lac des Bouillouses
Llac de la Bollosa
Lac des Bouillouses Llac de la Bollosa is located in Pyrenees
Lac des Bouillouses Llac de la Bollosa
Lac des Bouillouses
Llac de la Bollosa
LocationPyrénées-Orientales
Coordinates42°34′13″N 1°59′58″E / 42.570225°N 1.999426°E / 42.570225; 1.999426
Typereservoir
Primary outflowsTêt
Basin countriesFrance
Surface area1.49 km2 (0.58 sq mi)
Max. depth25 m (82 ft)
Water volume17,500,000 m3 (620,000,000 cu ft)
Surface elevation2,017 m (6,617 ft)

It is an artificial lake, the 20-metre high dam of which was built between 1903 and 1910 as a key part of a hydro-electricity project in the Têt valley.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Topographical map extract (in Géoportail).
  2. ^ "Les Bouillouses", on les-pyrenees-orientales.com (in French).