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The Lake of Sainte-Croix (french: lac de Sainte-Croix) is a 
man-made lake
A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation.
Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including control ...
that was formed by the construction, between 1971 and 1974 (when it was put into service) of a reinforced-concrete arch dam by the name of . It is fed by the Verdon Verdon may refer to:
People
* Verdon (surname)
Places
France
* Verdon, Dordogne, in the Dordogne ''département''
* Verdon, Marne, in the Marne ''département''
* Vinon-sur-Verdon, an old French town in the département of Var, Provence-Alpes- ...
river, at the outlet of the Verdon Gorge
The Verdon Gorge (French: ''Gorges du Verdon'') is a river canyon located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. It is about 25 km (15.5 mi) long and up to 700 metres (0.4 mi) deep. It was formed by the ...
. The reservoir holds a maximum of 761 million cubic metres of water. The dam, which generates 142 million kWh of electricity per year, is 94 metres high, 7.5 metres thick at its base and 3 metres thick at its crest.
The village Les Salles-sur-Verdon
Les Salles-sur-Verdon (; oc, Lei Salas de Verdon) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
See also
*Communes of the Var department
* Lac de Sainte-Croix
The Lake of Sainte-Croix (f ...
stands by the lake; it was rebuilt on the shore after the original village was destroyed to make room for the reservoir. Other villages around the lake are Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon
Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon (, literally ''Sainte-Croix of Verdon''; Provençal: ''Santa Crotz de Verdon'') is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.
Prior to 16 September 2005, the commune was known as Sainte- ...
and Bauduen
Bauduen () is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
See also
* Communes of the Var department
* Lac de Sainte-Croix
The Lake of Sainte-Croix (french: lac de Sainte-Croix) is a man-mad ...
.
External links
* Sainte Croix Landforms of Var (department) Landforms of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence {{provence-geo-stub