Vassivière Lake

Peyrat-le-Château, France · built 1950

The lac de Vassivière or Vassivière Lake (French pronunciation: [vasivjɛʁ], Occitan: Vacivièra), one of France's largest artificial lakes, is a large man-made reservoir of about 10 square kilometres (2, 500 acres). It is situated on the Plateau de Millevaches in the départements of Creuse and Haute-Vienne. It is the largest area of water in the Limousin region of France and provides water supplies, hydroelectricity, and leisure facilities.

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