Saint-Léonard Underground Lake
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| Surface elevation | 509 |
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| Area | 6000 |
| Length | 260 m |
| Width | 29 m |
| Mean depth | 4 m |
| Locations | Saint-Léonard |
| Valais | |
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| ID | 2139138 |
About Saint-Léonard Underground Lake
Saint-Léonard underground lake is located at Saint Léonard in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is formed where a bed of Triassic gypsum, emplaced within impervious Carboniferous strata, has been dissolved by groundwater. With a length of 300 and a width of 20 m it is the largest underground lake in Europe.
