Lac d'Icogne
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| Lac d'Icogne | |
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| Location | Valais |
| Coordinates | 46°18′18.73″N 7°27′22.22″E / 46.3052028°N 7.4561722°E |
| Type | reservoir |
| Catchment area | 3.3 km2 (1.3 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Switzerland |
| Surface area | 7 ha (17 acres) |
| Water volume | 0.04 million cubic metres (32 acre⋅ft) |
| Surface elevation | 1,416 m (4,646 ft) |
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Lac d'Icogne is a reservoir in the municipality of Lens near the village of Crans-sur-Sierre in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. The lake has a volume of 0.04 million m³ and a surface area of 7 ha (17 acres).
History[edit]
The reservoir was built in 1963[1] in order to improve the use of the irrigation water coming from Mont-Lachaux.
In 2006, the municipality of Icogne started a Micro hydro project using the overflow of the lake in order to produce electricity.[2] Even if the municipality of Icogne was the owner of the lake and the water, the project was delayed by negotiations with the neighboring municipality of Lens on which the lake is located.[3] The hydro-power plant was inaugurated in May 2012.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "La communauté Icognarde de 1905 à 1989" (PDF).
- ^ Cordonier, Nicolas; Rey, Gilles (15 January 2007). "Icogne irrigation-network hydro-power installation; Petite centrale hydro-electrique sur le reseau d'irrigation de la commune d'Icogne. Etude de faisabilite". ETDEWEB (in French). Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ Bréthaut, Christian. "Le fonctionnement du réseau d'eau d'une station touristique : spécificités et réinterprétation locale des règles". Flux. 92 (2013/2): 32.
- ^ "Usine en marche". Le Nouvelliste. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
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