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Mauvoisin

Lac de Mauvoisin is located in Canton of Valais
Lac de Mauvoisin is located in Switzerland
Lac de Mauvoisin is located in Alps
Valais
45°59′53″N 7°20′58″E / 45.99806°N 7.34944°E / 45.99806; 7.34944
Type
reservoir
Primary outflows
Dranse de Bagnes
Catchment area
Basin
reservoir
Valais
Switzerland
Mauvoisin Dam
11th highest in the world
arch dam
Val de Bagnes
Grand Combin
La Ruinette
Combin de la Tsessette
Mauvoisin Dam, with Mont Blanc de Cheilon in the background
Mont Blanc de Cheilon
Dranse de Bagnes, a stream flowing from the Mauvoisin lake
Dranse de Bagnes
List of lakes of Switzerland
List of mountain lakes of Switzerland
list of references

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