Lac de Saint-Andéol is a
lake
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...
in
Lozère
Lozère (; oc, Losera ) is a landlocked department in the region of Occitanie in Southern France, located near the Massif Central, bounded to the northeast by Haute-Loire, to the east by Ardèche, to the south by Gard, to the west by Aveyron, ...
,
France
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, located on the
Aubrac Aubrac is a small village in the southern Massif Central of France. The name is also applied to the surrounding countryside, which is properly called L'Aubrac in French. The Aubrac region has been a member of the Natura 2000 network since August 20 ...
plateau. It has an elevation of 1225 m and its surface area is 0.11 km². It is the most important lake of the plateau and known for its legends, and is of glacial origin like the other lakes in this area (
Salhiens,
Souveyrols, and
Born).
Saint Andeol
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