Étang de Soulcem

Coordinates: 42°40′05″N 01°26′48″E / 42.66806°N 1.44667°E / 42.66806; 1.44667
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Étang de Soulcem
GWh
/year
Average flow 7 m3/s
Peak flow 85 m3/s
Evacuation flow134 m3/s

Étang de Soulcem is a large artificial

GWh/year. The lake, which has a surface area of 0.91 km2, was formed following the construction by Électricité de France of a dam across the northern end of the Vicdessos valley
in 1980–1983.

The lake contains various fish including brown trout (S. trutta), Arctic char (S. alpinus), brook trout (S. fontinalis), and common minnow (P. phoxinus).

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