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Lake Neuchâtel

January 01, 1970

Lake Neuchâtel (French: Lac de Neuchâtel [lak də nøʃɑtɛl]; Arpitan: Lèc de Nôchâtél; German: Neuenburgersee) is a lake primarily in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland. The lake lies mainly in the canton of Neuchâtel, but is also shared by the cantons of Vaud, Fribourg, and Bern. It comprises one of the lakes in the Three Lakes Region (French: Pays des Trois-Lacs, German: Drei-Seen-Land), along with lakes Biel/Bienne and Morat/Murten.

Lake Neuchâtel
With Lakes Biel and Morat in the background
Lake Neuchâtel
Lake Neuchâtel
Lake Neuchâtel
Lake Neuchâtel
Lake Neuchâtel
Lake Neuchâtel
Coordinates46°54′N 6°51′E / 46.900°N 6.850°E / 46.900; 6.850
Primary inflowsL'Orbe (La Thielle), Le Bey, La Brine, L'Arnon, Ruisseau de la Vaux, Le Vivier, L'Areuse, Le Seyon; Canal Oriental, Le Buron, Ruisseau de l'Epena, La Menthue, Ruisseau de Crêt Moron, Ruisseau de Longefont, Ruisseau de Robin, Ruisseau de la Molliette, Canal de la Broye
Primary outflowsZihlkanal / Canal de la Thielle
Catchment area2,670 km2 (1,030 sq mi)
Basin countriesSwitzerland
Max. length38.3 km (23.8 mi)
Max. width8.2 km (5.1 mi)
Surface area218.3 km2 (84.3 sq mi)
Average depth64.2 m (211 ft)
Max. depth152 m (499 ft)
Water volume13.77 km3 (11,160,000 acre⋅ft)
Residence time8.2 years
Surface elevation429 m (1,407 ft)
SettlementsNeuchâtel, Grandson, Yverdon, Estavayer-le-Lac (see list)
Official nameRive sud du lac de Neuchâtel
Designated9 November 1990
Reference no.505[1]

With a surface of 218.3 km2 (84 sq mi), Lake Neuchâtel is the largest lake located entirely in Switzerland and the 59th largest lake in Europe. It is 38.3 km (23.8 mi) long and 8.2 km (5.1 mi) at its widest. Its surface is 429 metres (1,407 ft) above sea level, and the maximum depth is 152 metres (499 ft). The total water volume is 14.0 km3 (3.4 cu mi). The lake's drainage area is approximately 2,670 km2 (1,031 sq mi) and its culminating point is Le Chasseron at 1,607 metres (5,272 ft).[2]

In comparison to the Lake Geneva region, the Lake Neuchatel shoreline has experienced significant economic development with the completion of the regional motorway network. It is also known to have housed a Celtic agglomeration on pile-dwellings called La Tène and which gives its name to the second Iron Age.

The lake is fed by the rivers L'Orbe (called La Thielle or La Thièle locally, downstream of the city of Orbe), L'Arnon, L'Areuse, Le Seyon, and La Menthue, as well as by the Canal de la Broye. The Thielle Canal (French: Canal de la Thielle, German: Zihlkanal) drains the lake into Lake Biel and is part of regulation system for the lakes and the rivers of the Seeland region.

Lake Neuchâtel was the home of the now extinct species of deepwater trout Salvelinus neocomensis.[3]

Geography edit

Lake Neuchatel is situated at the foot of the Jura mountain range, on the Swiss Plateau. Mainly in the French-speaking Swiss Romande, it borders the territory of four cantons: Neuchâtel (86 km2 (33 sq mi)), Vaud (74 km2 (29 sq mi)), Fribourg (53 km2 (20 sq mi)) and Bern (2 km2 (0.77 sq mi)).[4]

The lake's main tributaries are the Thiele and the Broye canal which connect it to Lake Morat. It flows into Lake Biel via the Thielle canal (German: Zihlkanal).

Since the Jura water correction in the 19th and 20th centuries, it has served, together with Lake Morat, as a compensation basin for the waters of the Aare flowing into Lake Biel. Indeed, if the level of the latter rises too much, the flow may stop or even go in the opposite direction.

Lake Neuchâtel is 38 km (24 mi) long and has a maximum width of 8.2 km (5.1 mi). Its maximum depth is 152 m (499 ft) and its capacity is estimated at 14 km3 (3.4 cu mi). It is the largest lake located entirely on Swiss territory, considering that Lake Geneva and Lake Constance are shared with neighboring countries.

In the summer of 2021, Lake Neuchatel reached historically high water levels due to widespread flooding over mainland Europe.

History and prehistory edit

The lake was frequented by prehistoric man as evidenced by the remains (site of the Auvernier lake resort and archeological museum, the Laténium) where bones of brown bear and Eurasian beaver were also found (two species then almost ubiquitous in Europe).[5] Several megalithic monuments line the lake such as the alignment of Clendy and the menhirs of Gorgier, Grandson, Saint-Aubin-Sauges, and Vauroux, as well as an imposing erratic block, the Stone of Marriage [fr].

When the first Swiss towns appear, Mont Vully, which was a large fortified area of around 50 hectares built around 120 BCE, controlled the lakes of Morat and Neuchâtel while the La Tène area remained nearly unoccupied. What is now Yverdon-les-Bains was located on a barrier island on the other side of the lake, a place of smaller settlement (3 to 4 hectares) occupied from the 4th century BCE, and later fortified in 80 BCE by means of a long and solid rampart with frontal posts (like that of Vully), before this oppidum (Eburodunum) becomes a vicus in the first centuries CE.[6]

The first written mention of the lake dates from the year 998 CE, where a laci everdunensis (or lake of Yverdon, from its Latin name Eburodunum) is mentioned, near which the priory of Bevaix was founded.[7] The name dominates throughout the Middle Ages, co-utilized with the current term Lake Neuchâtel, however, is frequent from the 15th century onwards. The latter became dominant during the 19th century, in particular with the lowering of the level of the lake and the development of the Vaudois railway, which reduced the importance of the Port of Yverdon.[7]

Lake Neuchâtel, and in particular the town of Neuchâtel became a popular tourist destination during the Belle Époque period due to its climate and panoramic views of the Alps.

List of settlements on the lake edit

Northwestern shore edit

 
Cantonal participation of Lake Neuchâtel

From Yverdon to La Tène (Southwest to Northeast):[2]

Southeastern shore edit

From Yverdon to Gampelen:[2]

 
Panorama of Lake Neuchâtel

Notes edit

  1. ^ "Rive sud du lac de Neuchâtel". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Schweiz - Suisse" (Map). Lac de Neuchâtel (2014 ed.). 1:500 000. National Map of Switzerland 1:500'000. Wabern, Switzerland: Federal Office of Topography – swisstopo. ISBN 978-3-302-00070-1. Retrieved 2017-12-10 – via map.geo.admin.ch.
  3. ^ IUCN Red list
  4. ^ "Neuchâtel, lac de". hls-dhs-dss.ch (in French). Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  5. ^ Josien, Thérèse (1955). "Station Lacustre d'Auvernier (lac de Neufchâtel). Étude de la Faune de la Station". Bulletin de la Société préhistorique de France. 52 (1): 57–75. doi:10.3406/bspf.1955.3155. ISSN 0037-9514.
  6. ^ Kaenel, Gilbert (2009-03-01). "Archéologie et histoire de la Suisse antique : données récentes". La lettre du Collège de France (25): 16–17. doi:10.4000/lettre-cdf.512. ISSN 1628-2329.
  7. ^ a b "Un historien a retrouvé le lac d'Yverdon". 24 heures (in French). ISSN 1424-4039. Retrieved 2021-07-22.

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lake Neuchâtel.
  • "Neuchâtel, Lake of" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 424–425.
  • Waterlevels at the Harbour of Neuchâtel from the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment

January 01, 1970
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Lake Neuchatel French Lac de Neuchatel lak de noʃɑtɛl Arpitan Lec de Nochatel German Neuenburgersee is a lake primarily in Romandy the French speaking part of Switzerland The lake lies mainly in the canton of Neuchatel but is also shared by the cantons of Vaud Fribourg and Bern It comprises one of the lakes in the Three Lakes Region French Pays des Trois Lacs German Drei Seen Land along with lakes Biel Bienne and Morat Murten Lake NeuchatelLac de Neuchatel French Lec de Nochatel Arpitan Neuenburgersee German With Lakes Biel and Morat in the backgroundLake NeuchatelShow map of Canton of NeuchatelLake NeuchatelShow map of Canton of VaudLake NeuchatelShow map of Canton of FribourgLake NeuchatelShow map of Canton of BernLake NeuchatelShow map of SwitzerlandLake NeuchatelShow map of AlpsCoordinates46 54 N 6 51 E 46 900 N 6 850 E 46 900 6 850Primary inflowsL Orbe La Thielle Le Bey La Brine L Arnon Ruisseau de la Vaux Le Vivier L Areuse Le Seyon Canal Oriental Le Buron Ruisseau de l Epena La Menthue Ruisseau de Cret Moron Ruisseau de Longefont Ruisseau de Robin Ruisseau de la Molliette Canal de la BroyePrimary outflowsZihlkanal Canal de la ThielleCatchment area2 670 km2 1 030 sq mi Basin countriesSwitzerlandMax length38 3 km 23 8 mi Max width8 2 km 5 1 mi Surface area218 3 km2 84 3 sq mi Average depth64 2 m 211 ft Max depth152 m 499 ft Water volume13 77 km3 11 160 000 acre ft Residence time8 2 yearsSurface elevation429 m 1 407 ft SettlementsNeuchatel Grandson Yverdon Estavayer le Lac see list Ramsar WetlandOfficial nameRive sud du lac de NeuchatelDesignated9 November 1990Reference no 505 1 With a surface of 218 3 km2 84 sq mi Lake Neuchatel is the largest lake located entirely in Switzerland and the 59th largest lake in Europe It is 38 3 km 23 8 mi long and 8 2 km 5 1 mi at its widest Its surface is 429 metres 1 407 ft above sea level and the maximum depth is 152 metres 499 ft The total water volume is 14 0 km3 3 4 cu mi The lake s drainage area is approximately 2 670 km2 1 031 sq mi and its culminating point is Le Chasseron at 1 607 metres 5 272 ft 2 In comparison to the Lake Geneva region the Lake Neuchatel shoreline has experienced significant economic development with the completion of the regional motorway network It is also known to have housed a Celtic agglomeration on pile dwellings called La Tene and which gives its name to the second Iron Age The lake is fed by the rivers L Orbe called La Thielle or La Thiele locally downstream of the city of Orbe L Arnon L Areuse Le Seyon and La Menthue as well as by the Canal de la Broye The Thielle Canal French Canal de la Thielle German Zihlkanal drains the lake into Lake Biel and is part of regulation system for the lakes and the rivers of the Seeland region Lake Neuchatel was the home of the now extinct species of deepwater trout Salvelinus neocomensis 3 Contents 1 Geography 2 History and prehistory 3 List of settlements on the lake 3 1 Northwestern shore 3 2 Southeastern shore 4 Notes 5 External linksGeography editLake Neuchatel is situated at the foot of the Jura mountain range on the Swiss Plateau Mainly in the French speaking Swiss Romande it borders the territory of four cantons Neuchatel 86 km2 33 sq mi Vaud 74 km2 29 sq mi Fribourg 53 km2 20 sq mi and Bern 2 km2 0 77 sq mi 4 The lake s main tributaries are the Thiele and the Broye canal which connect it to Lake Morat It flows into Lake Biel via the Thielle canal German Zihlkanal Since the Jura water correction in the 19th and 20th centuries it has served together with Lake Morat as a compensation basin for the waters of the Aare flowing into Lake Biel Indeed if the level of the latter rises too much the flow may stop or even go in the opposite direction Lake Neuchatel is 38 km 24 mi long and has a maximum width of 8 2 km 5 1 mi Its maximum depth is 152 m 499 ft and its capacity is estimated at 14 km3 3 4 cu mi It is the largest lake located entirely on Swiss territory considering that Lake Geneva and Lake Constance are shared with neighboring countries In the summer of 2021 Lake Neuchatel reached historically high water levels due to widespread flooding over mainland Europe History and prehistory editThe lake was frequented by prehistoric man as evidenced by the remains site of the Auvernier lake resort and archeological museum the Latenium where bones of brown bear and Eurasian beaver were also found two species then almost ubiquitous in Europe 5 Several megalithic monuments line the lake such as the alignment of Clendy and the menhirs of Gorgier Grandson Saint Aubin Sauges and Vauroux as well as an imposing erratic block the Stone of Marriage fr When the first Swiss towns appear Mont Vully which was a large fortified area of around 50 hectares built around 120 BCE controlled the lakes of Morat and Neuchatel while the La Tene area remained nearly unoccupied What is now Yverdon les Bains was located on a barrier island on the other side of the lake a place of smaller settlement 3 to 4 hectares occupied from the 4th century BCE and later fortified in 80 BCE by means of a long and solid rampart with frontal posts like that of Vully before this oppidum Eburodunum becomes a vicus in the first centuries CE 6 The first written mention of the lake dates from the year 998 CE where a laci everdunensis or lake of Yverdon from its Latin name Eburodunum is mentioned near which the priory of Bevaix was founded 7 The name dominates throughout the Middle Ages co utilized with the current term Lake Neuchatel however is frequent from the 15th century onwards The latter became dominant during the 19th century in particular with the lowering of the level of the lake and the development of the Vaudois railway which reduced the importance of the Port of Yverdon 7 Lake Neuchatel and in particular the town of Neuchatel became a popular tourist destination during the Belle Epoque period due to its climate and panoramic views of the Alps List of settlements on the lake editNorthwestern shore edit nbsp Cantonal participation of Lake Neuchatel From Yverdon to La Tene Southwest to Northeast 2 Yverdon les Bains VD Grandson VD Bonvillars VD Onnens VD Corcelles pres Concise VD Concise VD Vaumarcus NE Sauges Saint Aubin Sauges NE Saint Aubin Saint Aubin Sauges NE Gorgier Chez Le Bart Gorgier NE Bevaix NE Cortaillod NE Areuse Boudry NE Colombier Milvignes NE Auvernier Milvignes NE Serrieres Neuchatel Neuchatel Hauterive NE St Blaise NE Marin Epagnier La Tene NE Southeastern shore edit From Yverdon to Gampelen 2 Cheseaux Cheseaux Noreaz VD Yvonand VD Cheyres Cheyres Chables FR Chables Cheyres Chables FR Font Estavayer FR Estavayer le Lac Estavayer FR Forel Estavayer FR Chevroux VD Pre de Riva Gletterens FR Portalban Delley Portalban FR Chabrey Vully les Lacs VD Champmartin Cudrefin VD Cudrefin VD La Sauge Cudrefin VD Lindehof Witzwil Ins BE Tannenhof Gampelen BE nbsp Panorama of Lake NeuchatelNotes edit Rive sud du lac de Neuchatel Ramsar Sites Information Service Retrieved 25 April 2018 a b c Schweiz Suisse Map Lac de Neuchatel 2014 ed 1 500 000 National Map of Switzerland 1 500 000 Wabern Switzerland Federal Office of Topography swisstopo ISBN 978 3 302 00070 1 Retrieved 2017 12 10 via map geo admin ch IUCN Red list Neuchatel lac de hls dhs dss ch in French Retrieved 2021 07 22 Josien Therese 1955 Station Lacustre d Auvernier lac de Neufchatel Etude de la Faune de la Station Bulletin de la Societe prehistorique de France 52 1 57 75 doi 10 3406 bspf 1955 3155 ISSN 0037 9514 Kaenel Gilbert 2009 03 01 Archeologie et histoire de la Suisse antique donnees recentes La lettre du College de France 25 16 17 doi 10 4000 lettre cdf 512 ISSN 1628 2329 a b Un historien a retrouve le lac d Yverdon 24 heures in French ISSN 1424 4039 Retrieved 2021 07 22 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lake Neuchatel Neuchatel Lake of Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 19 11th ed 1911 p 424 425 Waterlevels at the Harbour of Neuchatel from the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lake Neuchatel amp oldid 1216294262, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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