Lac de Creno
Lac de Creno | |
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Lavu à Crena (Corsican) | |
![]() Lac de Creno | |
Location | Corse-du-Sud, Corsica |
Coordinates | 42°12′18″N 8°56′47″E / 42.20512°N 8.94635°E |
Type | Lake |
Catchment area | 56 square kilometres (22 sq mi) |
Basin countries | France |
Surface area | 2.3 ha (5.7 acres) |
Max. depth | 6.5 metres (21 ft) |
Surface elevation | 1,310 m (4,300 ft) |
The Lac de Creno (Corsican: Lavu à Crena) is a small lake in the Monte Rotondo massif in the Corse-du-Sud department of France.
Location
[edit]The Lac de Creno is in the Monte Rotondo massif at an altitude of 1,310 metres (4,300 ft).[1] It is in the Orto commune of Corse-du-Sud to the north of the 1,511 metres (4,957 ft) Monte Sant Eliseo. It is drained by the Ruisseau de Creno, which flows south to join the Fiume Grosso, a tributary of the Liamone river.[2] It is a glacial lake, partially covered by water lilies and surrounded by a forest of laricio pines. It is fairly easy to reach by foot from the village of Soccia at an elevation of 1,000 metres (3,300 ft), and is busy in summer.[1]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]Sources
[edit]- "Le lac de Creno", Randonnées pour petits et grands (in French), retrieved 2021-12-25
- "Way: Lac de Creno (28890022)", OpenStreetMap, retrieved 2021-12-25
Further reading
[edit]- Reille, M.; Gamisans, J.; de Beaulieu, J.-L.; Andrieu, V. (1997). "The late-glacial at Lac de Creno (Corsica, France): a key site in the western Mediterranean basin". New Phytologist. 135 (3): 547–559. doi:10.1046/j.1469-8137.1997.00683.x.
- Reille, M.; Gamisans, J.; Andrieu-Ponel, V.; de Beaulieu, J.-L. (February 1999). "The Holocene at Lac de Creno, Corsica, France: A Key Site for the Whole Island". New Phytologist. 141 (2): 291–307. doi:10.1046/j.1469-8137.1999.00343.x.