Lake Lispach

The Lake Lispach is located in the department of the the Vosges, on the commune of the Bresse.

Geography

The lake occupies a glacial basin of altitude crossed by a right affluent of the Moselotte, Chajoux. Most of its influence is occupied by a Tourbière, dry on the side upstream and wet, even submerged towards the downstream.

History

Xavier Thiriat, Vosgean naturalist, wrote in 1882: “ the lake covered with a thick layer of paludous vegetation, like the Lake Blanchemer, will end up being transformed into peat bog. ” The human activity of the 20th century was going to reverse this assertion.

1914: The first water reserve for the benefit of weavings and the sawmills of the valley of Chajoux.
1943: Improvement of the stopping.
1948: Erection of a stopping downstream, with the locality Ténine, to double the capacity.
1961: Startup of the current dam Lispach.
1970: Establishment of an annual convention enters the commune and the industrialists.
1990: Stop of the use of water of the lake at industrial ends. The level of the lake is then stabilized.

Tourism and leisures

a marked out path of informative panels makes the turn of the lake. Guided visits of the peat bog are proposed by the Tourist bureau bressaud.
In spite of the acidity of its water, the lake is full of fish.
a family ski station benefits from the slope which faces the lake.

See too

List of the lakes of France

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