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Lac des Truites

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of Alsace, the lake was first called Lac du Foehrlé (ö is often spelled or changed to oe, as in
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At an elevation of 1061m, its surface area is 2.8 hectares and is the highest lake of the
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used the lake as a reservoir for trout (which can still be seen in the lake).
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Lac Blanc - Lac Noir - Lac Des Truites on the randoalsace website
288: 193: 295:. It may also have something to do with the fact that the 370: 283:), whence the name, when in fact it is a diminutive of 179: 171: 167: 156: 146: 131: 115: 76: 66: 21: 224:massif. The lake on one side has been made into a 267:It seems however that French authorities misread 77: 390: 8: 397: 383: 18: 327:Lac du Forlet on the Visit Alsace website 306:(a regional dialect) the lake is called 212:in English (when translated literally). 319: 48: 236:, which itself is a tributary of the 7: 351: 349: 271:as a diminutive of the German word 14: 353: 152:1 km (0.39 sq mi) 139:Seebach, a sub-tributary of the 47: 40: 27: 291:, meaning the name was in fact 178: 170: 16:Reservoir, glacial in Haut-Rhin 1: 293:lake surrounded by small pine 65: 369:. You can help Knowledge by 183:1,061 m (3,481 ft) 442: 365:geographical article is a 348: 426:Haut-Rhin geography stubs 35: 26: 421:Glacial lakes of France 196:in the municipality of 175:2.8 ha (6.9 acres) 100:48.101944°N 7.077222°E 252:name of the lake was 275:which in French is 256:. Frenchifying the 105:48.101944; 7.077222 96: /  416:Lakes of Haut-Rhin 378: 377: 187: 186: 180:Surface elevation 433: 399: 392: 385: 357: 350: 340: 335: 329: 324: 297:Abbey of Murbach 135: 134:Primary outflows 111: 110: 108: 107: 106: 101: 97: 94: 93: 92: 89: 79: 51: 50: 44: 31: 19: 441: 440: 436: 435: 434: 432: 431: 430: 406: 405: 404: 403: 346: 344: 343: 336: 332: 325: 321: 316: 246: 218: 190:Lac des Truites 160: countries 104: 102: 98: 95: 90: 87: 85: 83: 82: 62: 61: 60: 59: 58: 57: 56: 55:Lac des Truites 52: 22:Lac des Truites 17: 12: 11: 5: 439: 437: 429: 428: 423: 418: 408: 407: 402: 401: 394: 387: 379: 376: 375: 358: 342: 341: 330: 318: 317: 315: 312: 245: 242: 217: 214: 210:Lake of Trouts 185: 184: 181: 177: 176: 173: 169: 168: 165: 164: 161: 154: 153: 150: 148:Catchment area 144: 143: 137: 129: 128: 119: 113: 112: 80: 74: 73: 68: 64: 63: 54: 53: 46: 45: 39: 38: 37: 36: 33: 32: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 438: 427: 424: 422: 419: 417: 414: 413: 411: 400: 395: 393: 388: 386: 381: 380: 374: 372: 368: 364: 359: 356: 352: 347: 339: 334: 331: 328: 323: 320: 313: 311: 309: 308:reïf tou blan 305: 300: 298: 294: 290: 286: 282: 278: 274: 270: 265: 263: 259: 255: 251: 248:The original 243: 241: 239: 235: 231: 227: 223: 215: 213: 211: 207: 203: 199: 195: 191: 182: 174: 166: 162: 159: 155: 151: 149: 145: 142: 138: 136: 130: 127: 123: 120: 118: 114: 109: 81: 75: 72: 69: 43: 34: 30: 25: 20: 371:expanding it 360: 345: 333: 322: 307: 301: 292: 287:which means 284: 279:(in English 276: 272: 268: 266: 253: 247: 219: 209: 208:). It means 189: 188: 172:Surface area 262:Fischboedle 254:Förlenweier 103: / 78:Coordinates 410:Categories 314:References 198:Soultzeren 88:48°06′07″N 363:Haut-Rhin 230:tributary 216:Geography 202:Haut-Rhin 122:reservoir 91:7°04′38″E 71:Haut-Rhin 258:toponyms 250:Alsatian 244:Toponymy 67:Location 273:Forelle 232:of the 226:barrage 126:glacial 304:Welche 277:truite 222:Vosges 206:France 163:France 361:This 285:Föhre 281:trout 269:Förle 238:Rhine 192:is a 158:Basin 367:stub 289:pine 194:lake 117:Type 302:In 240:). 234:Ill 141:Ill 412:: 310:. 204:, 124:, 398:e 391:t 384:v 373:. 200:(

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Lac des Truites is located in France
Haut-Rhin
48°06′07″N 7°04′38″E / 48.101944°N 7.077222°E / 48.101944; 7.077222
Type
reservoir
glacial
Primary outflows
Ill
Catchment area
Basin
lake
Soultzeren
Haut-Rhin
France
Vosges
barrage
tributary
Ill
Rhine
Alsatian
toponyms
Fischboedle
trout
pine
Abbey of Murbach
Welche
Lac du Forlet on the Visit Alsace website
Lac Blanc - Lac Noir - Lac Des Truites on the randoalsace website
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