Lac de Serre-Ponçon

#232 among destinations in France

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Lake Serre-Ponçon is a reservoir in the departments of Hautes-Alpes and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in southeast France, one of the largest in Western Europe. The lake gathers the waters of the Durance and the Ubaye rivers, flowing down through the Hautes-Alpes and the Alpes du Sud to the Rhône. The waters are dammed by the Barrage de Serre-Ponçon, a 123-metre high earth core dam. ()

Alternative names: Built: 1955 (70 years ago)Area: 10.89 mi²Length: 12.43 miWidth: 9843 ftMaximum depth: 295 ftElevation: 3274 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 44°30'21"N, 6°21'0"E

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Provence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurFrance

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Lac de Serre-Ponçon – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pic de Morgon, Savines Bridge, Demoiselles Coiffées de Pontis, Le Lauzet-Ubaye.

2.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pic de Morgon
64 min walk • Pic de Morgon is a summit in the French Alps between "département des Hautes-Alpes" and "département des Alpes-de-Haute-Provence". It rises 2,324 metres above sea level. The summit is on the boundary between the "commune de Pontis", which it's the highest point, and the "commune de Crots".
2.9 miNE
Bridge
Savines Bridge, Savines-le-Lac
73 min walk • The Savines Bridge is a 924m concrete viaduct in Savines-le-Lac, in the Provence Alps and Prealps of south-east France, built in 1960. It crosses a reservoir of the Durance river.
~550 ftS
Rock, Nature, Natural attraction
Demoiselles Coiffées de Pontis
3 min walk • The Demoiselles Coiffées de Pontis is a rock formation in Pontis, near Embrun in the French Alps, located on the edge of the Lac de Serre-Ponçon. The formation consists of a number of hoodoos, described as a "set of narrowly-tapered rock columns...topped with a large rock...
6.5 miSE
Locality
Le Lauzet-Ubaye
167 min walk • One of the main attractions of Le Lauzet-Ubaye is the Lac de Serre-Ponçon, a breathtaking artificial lake that offers a wide range of water sports and recreational activities. Visitors can enjoy swimming, boating, fishing, and even windsurfing against the backdrop of...
2.7 miN
Hotel
Prunières
68 min walk • Prunières is a commune in the Hautes Alpes department in southeastern France.
4.3 miS
Forts and castles
Fort Saint-Vincent, Saint-Vincent-les-Forts
109 min walk • Fort Joubert is a fort located in Saint-Vincent-les-Forts, in France.
4.1 miNW
Locality
Chorges
105 min walk • Chorges is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. It is close to Gap. The name Chorges derives from Latin Catorimagus, itself coming from the Alpine tribe of the Caturiges in the ancient Roman province of Alpes Maritimae.
4.4 miSW
Locality
La Bréole
112 min walk • La Bréole is a former commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Ubaye-Serre-Ponçon.
6.2 miNW
Locality
Montgardin
159 min walk • Montgardin is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.