__NOTOC__ Lac de Taney (or ''Lac de Tanay'') is a

lake A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from ...

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. Its surface area is .

Geography

The lake can be reached from

Vouvry Vouvry () is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Monthey (district), Monthey in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Valais in Switzerland. History Vouvry is first mentioned in 1018 as ''Vobreium'' and ''Wovregium'' ...

via the locality of Miex and then crossing the Col de Tanay. To the northwest, the lake is dominated by

Le Grammont Le Grammont () is a mountain in the Chablais Alps, near Le Bouveret in Valais. At above sea level, it is one of the highest peaks overlooking Lake Geneva. Various trails lead to the summit, mostly from the southern side. On the way to the sum ...

and Les Jumelles. The lake is part of the Rhone drainage basin. The surrounding area is part of the Swiss

Federal Inventory of Landscapes and Natural Monuments The ''Federal Inventory of Landscapes and Natural Monuments'' in Switzerland aims to protect landscapes of national importance. The inventory is part of a 1977 Ordinance of the Swiss Federal Council implementing the Federal Law on the Protection of ...

Geography

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