Lac du Bourget

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lake_name = Lac du Bourget
image_lake = Lac du Bourget 3.jpg
caption_lake = View from Aix-les-Bains
image_bathymetry =
caption_bathymetry =
location = Savoie, France
coords = coord|45|44|N|5|52|E|region:FR_type:waterbody|display=inline,title
type =
inflow = Leysse, Tillet, Sierroz
outflow = Canal de Savières
catchment = 560 km²
basin_countries = France
length = 18 km
width = 3.5 km
area = 44.5 km²
depth = 85 m
max-depth = 145 m
volume = 3,600 mio m³
residence_time = 8 years
shore =
elevation = 231.5 m
islands =
cities = Aix-les-Bains, Le Bourget-du-LacOnesource|date=December 2007The Lac du Bourget ("Lake of Le Bourget") is a lake in the Savoie "département" of France. It is the largest and the deepest lake of the country. The most important town on its shore is Aix-les-Bains. Chambéry, the préfecture of Savoie, lies about 10 km south of the lake. The lake is named after the town Le Bourget-du-Lac, on its south shore. It is mainly fed by the river Leysse (and other small rivers), and drains towards the river Rhône through the "canal de Savières", an artificial channel.

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External links

* http://tip2trip.com/france/chindrieux/lake-of-bourget/ Lake of Bourget photos