__NOTOC__ Lac de Taney (or ''Lac de Tanay'') 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 ...

Valais Valais ( , , ; frp, Valês; german: Wallis ), more formally the Canton of Valais,; german: Kanton Wallis; in other official Swiss languages outside Valais: it, (Canton) Vallese ; rm, (Chantun) Vallais. is one of the 26 cantons forming the S ...

, Switzerland. Its surface area is .

Geography

The lake can be reached from

Vouvry Vouvry () is a municipality in the district of Monthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. History Vouvry is first mentioned in 1018 as ''Vobreium'' and ''Wovregium''. Geography Vouvry has an area, , of . Of this area, or 36.2% is used ...

via the locality of Miex and then crossing the Col de Tanay. To the northwest, the lake is dominated by

Le Grammont Le Grammont is a mountain in the Chablais Alps, near Le Bouveret in Valais. At 2,172 metres above sea level, it is one of the highest peaks overlooking Lake Geneva. Various trails lead to the summit, mostly from the southern side. On the way t ...

and

Les Jumelles Les Jumelles is a mountain in the Chablais Alps, overlooking Taney in Valais Valais ( , , ; frp, Valês; german: Wallis ), more formally the Canton of Valais,; german: Kanton Wallis; in other official Swiss languages outside Valais: it, ...

. The lake is part of the Rhone drainage basin. The surrounding area is part of the Swiss

Federal Inventory of Landscapes and Natural Monuments The ''Federal Inventory of Landscapes and Natural Monuments'' in Switzerland aims to protect landscapes of national importance. The inventory is part of a 1977 Ordinance of the Swiss Federal Council implementing the Federal Law on the Protection of ...

Geography

See also