Lac du Der-Chantecoq

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Lac du Der-Chantecoq is one of France’s largest artificial lakes, known for its birdlife, wetlands, and role in flood control and recreation in the Champagne region.

All labels observed (2)

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Lac du Der-Chantecoq canonical 3
Lac d’Orient 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artificial lake
reservoir
basinCountry France
constructionStartDate 1967
country France
createdFor flood control
protection of Paris from flooding
regulation of the Marne River
floodedSettlement Champaubert-aux-Bois
Chantecoq
Nuisement-aux-Bois
hasFacility beaches
bird observatories
marinas
hasPart mudflats
wetlands
Île de Chantecoq
inflow Blaise
Marne
knownFor birdwatching
common cranes
migratory birds
waterfowl
wetland biodiversity
locatedIn Grand Est
Haute-Marne
Marne
locatedInRegion Champagne
locatedNear Montier-en-Der
Saint-Dizier
Vitry-le-François
managedBy Établissement Public Territorial de Bassin Seine Grands Lacs
maximumDepth about 20 m
namedAfter Chantecoq
Der
openingDate 1974
outflow Marne
partOf Seine basin flood-control system
protectedStatus Natura 2000 network
surface form: Natura 2000 site

important bird area
surfaceArea about 4,800 hectares
about 48 km²
usedFor fishing
recreation
sailing
swimming
tourism
windsurfing
volume about 350 million m³
watercourse Marne

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Brienne-le-Château locatedNear Lac du Der-Chantecoq
Parc naturel régional de la Forêt d’Orient contains Lac du Der-Chantecoq
this entity surface form: Lac d’Orient
Vitry-le-François locatedNear Lac du Der-Chantecoq
Saint-Dizier locatedNear Lac du Der-Chantecoq