Lake Annecy

Template:Short description Template:Infobox body of water Lake Annecy (Template:Langx, Template:IPA) is a perialpine lake in Haute-Savoie in France. It is named after the city of Annecy, which marks the start of the Thiou, Lake Annecy's outflow river.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="sediment">Jean-Daniel Stanley and Thomas F. Jorstad, Direct Sediment Dispersal from Mountain to Shore, with Bypassing via Three Human-Modified Channel Systems to Lake Annecy, SE France (2004) Volume 20 (4) Journal of Coastal Research pp 958 - 969 JStor.</ref>Template:Rp

The lake is at Template:Convert feet above sea level. At approximately Template:Convert,<ref>Template:Cite EB1911</ref> it is the third-largest lake in France, after the Lac du Bourget and Lac de Grand-Lieu, if the French part of Lake Geneva, which is shared between Switzerland and France, is excluded.Template:Citation needed It is a popular tourist destination known for its swimming and water sports.Template:Citation needed

The lake was formed about 18,000 years ago, at the time the large alpine glaciers melted.Template:Citation needed It is fed by many small rivers from the surrounding mountains (Ire, Eau morte, Laudon, Bornette and Biolon) and a powerful underwater source, the Boubioz, at an 82-metre depth (269 ft).Template:Citation needed

Cities and towns around the lake

A cycle path goes partially around Lake Annecy past Sevrier and St Jorioz to Ugine. It has an aim to reach Albertville. The lake is around 14 km long.Template:Citation needed

View of Lake Annecy from Talloires.
Paul Cézanne. Le lac bleu, 1896.
Lake Annecy, with the mountains of Dents de Lanfon, Lanfonnet and La Tournette in the background.