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Lac de Moron

Coordinates: 47°5′29″N 6°44′27″E / 47.09139°N 6.74083°E / 47.09139; 6.74083
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Lac de Moron
LocationCanton of Neuchâtel (CH), Doubs department (F)
Coordinates47°5′29″N 6°44′27″E / 47.09139°N 6.74083°E / 47.09139; 6.74083
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsDoubs River
Primary outflowsDoubs River
Catchment area911 km2 (352 sq mi)
Basin countriesSwitzerland, France
Max. length3.3 km (2.1 mi)
Surface area0.69 km2 (0.27 sq mi)
Max. depth59 m (194 ft)
Water volume20.6 million cubic metres (16,700 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation716 m (2,349 ft)

Lac de Moron is a reservoir formed by damming the Doubs River on the border of France and Switzerland. It can be reached from Les Planchettes or Les Brenets in the Canton of Neuchâtel (Switzerland) and from Le Barboux in the Doubs department (France).

The reservoir has a volume of 20.6 million m³ and its surface area is 0.69 km2 (0.27 sq mi). The arch dam Châtelot was completed in 1953.