Eau d'Heure lakes
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The Eau d'Heure lakes (Template:Langx) is a complex of five artificial lakes in Wallonia, forming the largest lake area in Belgium.
The dams were built during the 1970s. The lakes are not far from the village of Cerfontaine, Script error: No such module "convert". south of the city of Charleroi, and the border with France. They are within the municipalities of Cerfontaine (province of Namur) and Froidchapelle (province of Hainaut).
The primary river feeding the lakes is the Eau d'Heure. There are five dams and one hydro-electric power station. The largest lake, the Lac de la Plate Taille, is itself the largest single lake in the country, at Script error: No such module "convert"., while together the lakes have a surface area of Script error: No such module "convert"..
It is a popular tourist attraction, with water sports, including fishing, kayaking, diving and windsurfing.
The five lakes are:
- Lac de l'Eau d'Heure, the central lake of the complex
- Lac de Falemprise, a medium-sized lake to the south-east
- Lac de Féronval, a small lake at the north end of Lac de l'Eau d'Heure
- Lac de la Plate Taille, the largest lake at Script error: No such module "convert"., at the south-west of the group
- Lac du Ry Jaune (sometimes spelled Ri Jaune), a small lake on the east side
References
- Official Website
- Awarded "EDEN - European Destinations of Excellence" non traditional tourist destination 2010
External links
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- Installations inside the Plate Taille dam, photographs of 1992. from the Site of the Walloon regional archives (fr).
- Site of the Walloon regional archives. Inside the Eau d'Heure dams. Pictures from 1997