Lac Du Verney

Lac du Verney () is an artificial reservoir in the department of

Isère Isère ( , ; ; , ) is a landlocked Departments of France, department in the southeastern French Regions of France, region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Named after the river Isère (river), Isère, it had a population of 1,271,166 in 2019.

, in the

Rhône-Alpes Rhône-Alpes () was an administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it is part of the new region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is located on the eastern border of the country, towards the south. The region was named after the river Rhône a ...

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. It serves as the lower reservoir for the

Grand'Maison Dam The Grand'Maison Dam is an embankment dam on L'Eau d'Olle, a tributary of the Romanche River. It is located in Vaujany of Isère Isère ( , ; ; , ) is a landlocked Departments of France, department in the southeastern French Regions of Fra ...

pumped-storage Pumped-storage hydroelectricity (PSH), or pumped hydroelectric energy storage (PHES), is a type of hydroelectric energy storage used by electric power systems for load balancing. A PSH system stores energy in the form of gravitational potent ...

scheme. Neighbouring lakeside communities include Oz and

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. Since 2006 it has hosted the opening swim of the Alpe d'Huez Triathlon. Barrage verney 02

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