Largest lakes & reservoirs in France by water volume
This is a comparison for lakes within France > - Compared by Largest Lakes - Water Volume in acre-foot.For some lakes, "Largest Lakes - Water Volume" is unknown or does not apply, so this table may display fewer lakes than the total 14 articles we have published for France lakes.
Note: In the United States, an acre foot is a unit of volume used to refer to large-scale bodies of water. It is defined by the volume of water needed to cover 1 acre of surface area to a depth of 1 foot.
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Lake name  |
Water vol. in ac-ft |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Geneva FRA (France, Geneva, Rhone-Alps, Southern France, Switzerland, Valais, Vaud) |
72,153,474 ac-ft | (Also known as Lac Leman) Shaped like a crescent moon, Lake Geneva is cradled in the Alps Mountain Range with two-thirds of its 104 shoreline miles in Switzerland and the other… |
| Lake Bourget (France, Rhone-Alps, Southern France) |
2,918,568 ac-ft | (Also known as Lac du Bourget) The jewel of the Rhone-Alps Region, Lake Bourget is France’s largest natural lake by volume and spans almost 11,000 acres. The attributes of Lake Bour… |
| Lac de Serre-Poncon (France, Provence-Alps-Cote d'Azur, Southern France) |
1,053,927 ac-ft | Lac de Serre-Poncon in the Provence Region of France proves that mankind can create a treasure of nature while solving a problem. Building a dam acros… |
| Lake Annecy (France, Rhone-Alps, Southern France) |
907,999 ac-ft | (Also known as Lac d'Annecy) Paragliders sail like bright balloons over the clean mountain water of Lake Annecy, while hikers standing on the massive rock of Roc de Che`re look on… |
| Lac de Sainte Croix (France, Provence-Alps-Cote d'Azur, Southern France) |
616,142 ac-ft | (Also known as Lac de Ste Croix, Saint Croix Lake) With its seemingly endless expanse of spectacular turquoise waters and pristine white sand beaches, Lac de Sainte Croix is one of the most beautiful l… |
| Lake Aiguebelette (France, Rhone-Alps, Southern France) |
135,000 ac-ft | (Also known as Lac d'Aiguebelette) Nestled in the heart of the Rhone-Alps region of France, Lake Aiguebelette has a well-deserved reputation as a natural treasure. The lake is privately… |
| Lac de Guerledan (Brittany, France, Western France) |
44,589 ac-ft | (Also known as Lake Guerledan) Lac de Guerledan is the largest lake in Western France’s Brittany tourism region, situated deep within the Argoat forest. The artificial lake is a fam… |
