Lake Nisramont

Lake Nisramont
Coordinates 50°08′40″N 5°40′07″E / 50.1445°N 5.6685°E / 50.1445; 5.6685Coordinates: 50°08′40″N 5°40′07″E / 50.1445°N 5.6685°E / 50.1445; 5.6685
Type Freshwater artificial lake
Basin countries Belgium
Max. length 4 km (2.5 mi)
Max. width 0.1 km (0.062 mi)
Surface area 0.47 km2 (0.18 sq mi)
Water volume 3×10^6 m3 (2,400 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation 285 m (935 ft)
Islands 0
Settlements La Roche-en-Ardenne

Lake Nisramont (French: lac de Nisramont) is located in east of Belgium on the river Ourthe in the municipality of La Roche-en-Ardenne. The dam has a length of 116 m and is 16 m high. The volume of water is 3,000,000 m³ and the area of the lake is 0.47 km². The dam has Fish ladders and a hydro-electric power station.

It is a tourist attraction, with water sports, including canoeing, fishing.

Panorama of the lake
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