Lake Gileppe

Lake Gileppe
Lake Gileppe
Coordinates	50°35′08″N 05°59′24″E / 50.58556°N 5.99000°E / 50.58556; 5.99000
Basin countries	Wallonia, Belgium
Max. length	2.5 km (1.6 mi)
Max. width	1 km (0.62 mi)
Surface area	1.3 km2 (0.50 sq mi)
Water volume	26.4×10^6 m3 (21,400 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation	361 m (1,184 ft)
Islands	0
Settlements	Verviers

Lake Gileppe (French: Lac de la Gileppe, pronounced [lak də la ʒilɛp]) is located in Wallonia, in the east of Belgium, near the city of Verviers. There is a 78 m high panoramic tower with a restaurant on the top to look at the lake and the landscape. The water volume is 26,400,000 m³ and the area is 1,3 km². The Gileppe Dam contains the lake and was built in 1869.^[1]

See also

• Lakes portal

References