Lac de Sauvabelin

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Lac de Sauvabelin
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Lac de Sauvabelin
Location Lausanne, Vaud
Coordinates 46°32′15″N6°38′18″E / 46.53750°N 6.63833°E / 46.53750; 6.63833
Basin  countriesSwitzerland
Max. length150 m (490 ft)
Max. width100 m (330 ft)
Max. depth1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)
Surface elevation640 m (2,100 ft)
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Lac de Sauvabelin

Lac de Sauvabelin (literally "Lake of Sauvabelin") is an artificial lake in the Sauvabelin forest, above Lausanne, Switzerland.

The city of Lausanne authorized the construction of the lake in 1888. A few years later, Funiculaire Lausanne-Signal was built.

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