Lake Geneva


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Lake Geneva

Genfersee satellit.jpg
Satellite image

LocationSwitzerland, France
Coordinates
46°26′N 6°33′E / 46.433°N 6.550°E / 46.433; 6.550Coordinates: 46°26′N 6°33′E / 46.433°N 6.550°E / 46.433; 6.550
Lake typeGlacial lake
Primary inflows
Rhône, Dranse
Primary outflowsRhône
Catchment area7,975 square kilometres (3,079 sq mi)

Basin countries		Switzerland, France
Max. length73 km (45 mi)
Max. width14 km (8.7 mi)
Surface area580.03 km2 (224 sq mi)
Average depth154.4 metres (507 feet)
Max. depth310 metres (1,020 feet)
Water volume89 km3 (72,000,000 acre⋅ft; 21 cu mi)
Residence time11.4 years
Surface elevation372 m (1,220 ft)
IslandsÎle de Peilz, Château de Chillon, Île de Salagnon, Île de la Harpe, Île Rousseau, Île de Choisi
Settlements
Geneva (CH), Lausanne (CH), Évian (F), Montreux (CH), Thonon (F), Vevey (CH) (see list)

Ramsar Wetland
Official nameLes Grangettes
Designated11 September 1990
Reference no.504[1]


Ramsar Wetland
Official nameRives du Lac Léman
Designated8 April 1991
Reference no.519[2]


Lake Geneva (French: lac Léman or le Léman[3][lak lemɑ̃]/[lə lemɑ̃], rarely lac de Genève [lak də ʒ(ə)nɛːv]; German: Genfersee [ˈɡɛnfərˌzeː]) is a lake on the north side of the Alps, shared between Switzerland and France. It is one of the largest lakes in Western Europe and the largest on the course of the Rhône. 59.53% (345.31 km2 or 133.32 sq mi) of it comes under the jurisdiction of Switzerland (cantons of Vaud, Geneva, and Valais), and 40.47% (234.71 km2 or 90.62 sq mi) under France (department of Haute-Savoie).


Lake Geneva has been explored by four submarines: the Auguste Piccard and the F.-A. Forel, both built by Jacques Piccard, and the two Mir submersibles.[4]




Contents





  • 1 Name


  • 2 Geography


  • 3 Climate

    • 3.1 Bise



  • 4 Environment


  • 5 Sport events


  • 6 Towns and villages


  • 7 Notable residents


  • 8 See also


  • 9 Notes and references


  • 10 External links




Name


The first recorded name of the lake is Lacus Lemannus, dating from Roman times; Lemannus comes from Ancient Greek Limenos Limne (Λιμένος Λίμνη) meaning "port's lake"; it became Lacus Lausonius, although this name was also used for a town or district on the lake, Lacus Losanetes, and then the Lac de Lausanne in the Middle Ages. Following the rise of Geneva it became Lac de Genève (translated into English as Lake Geneva). In the 18th century, Lac Léman was revived in French and is the customary name in that language. In contemporary English, the name Lake Geneva is predominant.


A note on pronunciation:



English: Lake Geneva /ˌleɪk dʒɪˈniːvə/


French: le lac Léman [lə lak leˈmɑ̃], le Léman [lə leˈmɑ̃] or le lac de Genève [lə lak də ʒ(ə)nɛːv]


German: Genfersee (German Switzerland) or Genfer See (Germany) [ˈɡɛnfər ˈzeː]


Italian: Lago Lemano, Lago di Ginevra [ˈlaːɡo di dʒiˈnɛːvra].


Geography


Lake Geneva is divided into three parts because of its different forms of formation (sedimentation, tectonic folding, glacial erosion):[3]



  1. Haut Lac (Upper Lake), the eastern part from the Rhône estuary to the line of Meillerie–Rivaz


  2. Grand Lac (Large Lake), the largest and deepest basin with the lake's largest width


  3. Petit Lac (Small Lake), the most south-west, narrower and less deep part from Yvoire–Promenthoux next Prangins to the exit in Geneva

According to the Swiss Federal Office of Topography, swisstopo, Lac de Genève designates that part of the Petit Lac, which lies within the cantonal borders of Geneva (excluding the cantonal exclave Céligny), so about from Versoix–Hermance to the Rhône outflow in Geneva.[5]





View of Lake Geneva about between Vevey in front, Lausanne in the back behind Mont Pèlerin (CH) on the right and Évian-les-Bains (F) on the left, shot from a place between Caux and Glion above Montreux



The Chablais Alps border is its southern shore, the western Bernese Alps lie over its eastern side. The high summits of Grand Combin and Mont Blanc are visible from some places. Compagnie Générale de Navigation sur le lac Léman (CGN) operates boats on the lake.


The lake lies on the course of the Rhône. The river has its source at the Rhône Glacier near the Grimsel Pass to the east of the lake and flows down through the canton of Valais, entering the lake between Villeneuve and Le Bouveret, before flowing slowly towards its egress at Geneva. Other tributaries are La Dranse, L'Aubonne, La Morges, La Venoge, La Vuachère, and La Veveyse.




View of the lake and the Chablais Alps from Caux


Lake Geneva is the largest body of water in Switzerland, and greatly exceeds in size all others that are connected with the main valleys of the Alps. It is in the shape of a crescent, with the horns pointing south, the northern shore being 95 km (59 mi), the southern shore 72 km (45 mi) in length. The crescent form was more regular in a recent geological period, when the lake extended to Bex, about 18 km (11 mi) south of Villeneuve. The detritus of the Rhône has filled up this portion of the bed of the lake, and it appears that within the historical period the waters extended about 2 km (1.2 mi) beyond the present eastern margin of the lake. The greatest depth of the lake, in the broad portion between Évian-les-Bains and Lausanne, where it is just 13 km (8.1 mi) in width, has been measured as 310 m (1,020 ft), putting the bottom of the lake at 62 m (203 ft) above sea level. The lake's surface is the lowest point of the cantons of Valais and Vaud.[6] The culminating point of the lake's drainage basin is Monte Rosa at 4,634 metres above sea level.[7]





CGN paddle steamer in 1926 near Vevey with the Dents du Midi in background


The beauty of the shores of the lake and of the sites of many of the places near its banks has long been celebrated. However, it is only from the eastern end of the lake, between Vevey and Villeneuve, that the scenery assumes an Alpine character. On the south side the mountains of Savoy and Valais are for the most part rugged and sombre, while those of the northern shore fall in gentle vine-covered slopes, thickly set with villages and castles.[6]


The snowy peaks of the Mont Blanc are shut out from the western end of the lake by the Voirons mountain, and from its eastern end by the bolder summits of the Grammont, Cornettes de Bise and Dent d'Oche, but are seen from Geneva, and between Nyon and Morges. From Vevey to Bex, where the lake originally extended, the shores are enclosed by comparatively high and bold mountains, and the vista terminates in the grand portal of the defile of St. Maurice, cleft to a depth of nearly 2,700 m (8,900 ft) between the opposite peaks of the Dents du Midi and the Dent de Morcles.[6]


The shore between Nyon and Lausanne is called La Côte because it is flatter. Between Lausanne and Vevey it is called Lavaux and is famous for its hilly vineyards.[8][9]


The average surface elevation of 372 m (1,220 ft) above sea level is controlled by the Seujet Dam[10] in Geneva.[11]



Climate


Due to climate change, the average temperature of deep water (more than 300 metres or 980 feet deep) increased from 4.4 °C (39.9 °F) in 1963 to 5.5 °C (41.9 °F) in 2016 (an increase of 1.1 °C or 2.0 °F in 53 years), while the average temperature of surface water (five metres or 16 feet deep) increased from 10.9 °C (51.6 °F) in 1970 to 12.9 °C (55.2 °F) in 2016 (up 2 °C or 3.6 °F in 46 years).[12]

























































































































































































Climate data for Genève–Cointrin (Reference period 1981–2010), Records (1901–2015)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °C (°F)
17.3
(63.1)
20.6
(69.1)
24.9
(76.8)
27.5
(81.5)
33.8
(92.8)
36.5
(97.7)
39.7
(103.5)
37.6
(99.7)
34.8
(94.6)
27.3
(81.1)
23.2
(73.8)
20.8
(69.4)
39.7
(103.5)
Average high °C (°F)
4.5
(40.1)
6.3
(43.3)
11.2
(52.2)
14.9
(58.8)
19.7
(67.5)
23.5
(74.3)
26.5
(79.7)
25.8
(78.4)
20.9
(69.6)
15.4
(59.7)
8.8
(47.8)
5.3
(41.5)
15.2
(59.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)
1.5
(34.7)
2.5
(36.5)
6.2
(43.2)
9.7
(49.5)
14.2
(57.6)
17.7
(63.9)
20.2
(68.4)
19.5
(67.1)
15.4
(59.7)
11.1
(52.0)
5.5
(41.9)
2.8
(37.0)
10.5
(50.9)
Average low °C (°F)
−1.3
(29.7)
−1
(30)
1.6
(34.9)
4.8
(40.6)
9.1
(48.4)
12.3
(54.1)
14.4
(57.9)
14.0
(57.2)
10.8
(51.4)
7.4
(45.3)
2.4
(36.3)
0.1
(32.2)
6.2
(43.2)
Record low °C (°F)
−19.9
(−3.8)
−20.0
(−4.0)
−13.3
(8.1)
−5.2
(22.6)
−2.2
(28.0)
1.3
(34.3)
3.0
(37.4)
4.9
(40.8)
0.2
(32.4)
−4.7
(23.5)
−10.9
(12.4)
−17.0
(1.4)
−20.0
(−4.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
76
(3.0)
68
(2.7)
70
(2.8)
72
(2.8)
84
(3.3)
92
(3.6)
79
(3.1)
82
(3.2)
100
(3.9)
105
(4.1)
88
(3.5)
90
(3.5)
1,005
(39.6)
Average snowfall cm (inches)
10.8
(4.3)
8.1
(3.2)
2.8
(1.1)
0.2
(0.1)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
2.8
(1.1)
7.4
(2.9)
32.1
(12.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)
9.5
8.1
9.0
8.9
10.6
9.3
7.6
7.9
8.1
10.1
9.9
10.0
109.0
Average snowy days (≥ 1.0 cm)
2.5
2.0
0.9
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.7
2.0
8.2
Average relative humidity (%)
81
76
69
67
69
66
64
67
73
79
81
81
73
Mean monthly sunshine hours
59
88
154
177
197
235
263
237
185
117
66
49
1,828
Percent possible sunshine
23
33
45
46
45
53
58
58
53
38
26
20
44
Source #1: MeteoSwiss[13]
Source #2: KNMI[14]
























































































































































































Climate data for Pully (Lausanne) (1981–2010), Extremes (1981-2010)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °C (°F)
14.9
(58.8)
15.8
(60.4)
22.6
(72.7)
25.5
(77.9)
31.3
(88.3)
33.6
(92.5)
35.2
(95.4)
37.1
(98.8)
28.6
(83.5)
25.4
(77.7)
19.8
(67.6)
17.7
(63.9)
37.1
(98.8)
Average high °C (°F)
4.4
(39.9)
5.6
(42.1)
10.1
(50.2)
14.0
(57.2)
18.7
(65.7)
22.4
(72.3)
25.0
(77.0)
24.4
(75.9)
19.8
(67.6)
14.6
(58.3)
8.6
(47.5)
5.3
(41.5)
14.4
(57.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)
1.2
(34.2)
3.0
(37.4)
6.6
(43.9)
10.0
(50.0)
14.4
(57.9)
17.8
(64.0)
20.3
(68.5)
19.7
(67.5)
15.8
(60.4)
11.6
(52.9)
6.1
(43.0)
3.2
(37.8)
10.9
(51.6)
Average low °C (°F)
0.3
(32.5)
0.7
(33.3)
3.5
(38.3)
6.4
(43.5)
10.7
(51.3)
13.8
(56.8)
16.1
(61.0)
15.9
(60.6)
12.6
(54.7)
9.1
(48.4)
4.2
(39.6)
1.4
(34.5)
7.9
(46.2)
Record low °C (°F)
−16.7
(1.9)
−12.7
(9.1)
−9.1
(15.6)
−2.9
(26.8)
2.1
(35.8)
5.2
(41.4)
9
(48)
8.2
(46.8)
4.4
(39.9)
−1.2
(29.8)
−6.2
(20.8)
−10.1
(13.8)
−16.7
(1.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
77
(3.0)
67
(2.6)
78
(3.1)
87
(3.4)
117
(4.6)
112
(4.4)
92
(3.6)
110
(4.3)
114
(4.5)
113
(4.4)
93
(3.7)
92
(3.6)
1,153
(45.4)
Average snowfall cm (inches)
10.9
(4.3)
14.3
(5.6)
1.6
(0.6)
0.2
(0.1)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
1.1
(0.4)
7.0
(2.8)
35.1
(13.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)
10.1
8.8
10.2
9.8
12.1
10.4
9.0
9.5
8.8
10.1
10.2
10.7
119.7
Average snowy days (≥ 1.0 cm)
2.9
2.8
1.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.8
1.9
9.8
Average relative humidity (%)
78
73
68
66
67
66
65
68
73
78
78
78
72
Mean monthly sunshine hours
72
97
159
179
201
229
252
234
183
128
79
58
1,872
Percent possible sunshine
29
37
46
47
48
54
59
58
52
42
32
26
46
Source #1: MeteoSwiss[15]
Source #2: StatistiqueVaud [16]


Bise


Lake Geneva (and particularly the lakeside parts of the city of Geneva) can be affected by the cold Bise, a north easterly wind. This can lead to severe icing in winter.[17] The strength of the Bise wind can be determined by the difference in air pressure in hectopascal (hPa) between Geneva and Güttingen in canton of Thurgau. Bise arises as soon as the air pressure in Güttingen is higher than in Geneva.[18]



Environment


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Private home on the lake in canton of Vaud




Swimming in the lake





Lavaux vineyards on Lake Geneva




Peilz Island



In 563, according to the writings of Gregory of Tours and Marius Aventicensis, a tsunami wave swept along the lake, destroying the fort of Tauredunum and other settlements, and causing numerous deaths in Geneva. Simulations indicate that the Tauredunum event was most likely caused by a massive landslide near the Rhône delta, which caused a wave eight metres (26 ft) high to reach within 70 minutes.[19][20][21] In 888 the town was part of the new Kingdom of Burgundy, and, with it, was absorbed into the Holy Roman Empire in 1033.


In the late 1960s, pollution made it dangerous to swim at some beaches of the lake; indeed, visibility under water was near zero.[22][23] By the 1980s, intense environmental pollution (eutrophication) had almost wiped out all the fish. Today, pollution levels have been dramatically cut back, and it is again considered safe to swim in the lake.[24][25] Major leisure activities practiced include sailing, wind surfing, boating (including water skiing and wakeboarding), rowing, scuba diving and bathing.


On a scientific footnote, in 1827, Lake Geneva was the site for the first measurement of the speed of sound in (fresh) water.[26] French mathematician Jacques Charles François Sturm and Swiss Physicist Daniel Collodon used two moored boats, separated by a measured distance, as the transmit and receive platforms for the sounds of exploding gunpowder. The loud airborne sound coupled into the lake, establishing a loud underwater sound that could be measured at a distance. The flash of the exploding gunpowder provided the visual starting cue for the timepiece, and the underwater explosion sound striking a bell provided the finish cue.


The lake is rich in wildlife, especially birds: both the common buzzard and the red kite breed here in considerable numbers.



Sport events


Yacht racing is a popular sport, and high-performance catamarans have been developed specifically for the lake.[27] The design of the Alinghi 5, the defender of the 2010 America's Cup, was influenced by those racing catamarans.[27] The best-known event, the "Bol d'Or" (not to be confused with other events having the same name) runs from Geneva to the end of the lake and back.[28]


The Tour du Lac rowing event also takes place on Lake Geneva. Competitors row once around the entire lake, making this 160-kilometre (99 mi) event the longest non-stop rowing regatta in the world.



Towns and villages















List of towns and villages on Lake Geneva

Starting from the entry of Rhône River on the east end, with the southern shore to the left.

Southern shore
Northern shore
Haut Lac

Canton of Valais (VS):


  • Le Bouveret

  • St-Gingolph

Haute-Savoie:


  • Saint-Gingolph

  • Meillerie


Canton of Vaud (VD):


  • Noville

  • Villeneuve VD

  • Veytaux

  • Territet

  • Montreux

  • Clarens

  • La Tour-de-Peilz

  • Vevey

  • Corseaux

  • St-Saphorin (Lavaux)

  • Rivaz

Grand Lac

Haute-Savoie:


  • Lugrin

  • Maxilly-sur-Léman

  • Évian-les-Bains

  • Amphion-les-Bains

  • Thonon-les-Bains

  • Anthy-sur-Léman

  • Sciez

  • Excenevex

  • Yvoire


VD:


  • Puidoux

  • Cully

  • Grandvaux

  • Villette (Lavaux)

  • Lutry

  • Paudex

  • Pully


  • Lausanne
    with Ouchy and Vidy

  • St-Sulpice VD

  • Préverenges

  • Morges

  • Tolochenaz

  • St-Prex

  • Buchillon

  • Allaman

  • Perroy

  • Rolle

  • Bursinel

  • Dully

  • Gland

Petit Lac

( * Lac de Genève,[5]

see also Geography)



Haute-Savoie:


  • Nernier

  • Messery

  • Chens-sur-Léman

Canton of Geneva (GE):



  • Hermance*


  • Anières*


  • Corsier*


  • Collonge-Bellerive*


  • Vésenaz*


  • Cologny*


VD:


  • Prangins, Promenthoux

  • Nyon

  • Crans-près-Céligny


  • Céligny (exclave of GE in VD)

  • Founex

  • Coppet

  • Tannay

  • Mies

GE:



  • Versoix*


  • Genthod*


  • Bellevue*


  • Pregny-Chambésy*



  • Geneva*


Notable residents


Edmund Ludlow, famous as one who had signed the death warrant of English King Charles I, was granted on 16 April 1662 protection in and continued to live at Vevey until his death in 1692.[29]Mary and Percy Shelley and Lord Byron holidayed by the lake and wrote ghost stories, one of which became the basis for the novel Frankenstein.[30] The Empress Elisabeth of Austria (Sisi) was stabbed to death on the quayside in Geneva in September 1898. Vladimir Lenin rented a little "chalet" at the French bank, near Geneva.[31] Actor Charlie Chaplin spent his final years and died in Vevey (there is a memorial statue of him along the promenade; his home at Corsier-sur-Vevey is now a museum of his life and career). Actors Noël Coward, James Mason, Sir Peter Ustinov, Richard Burton and Audrey Hepburn all lived in villages on the shores of or in view of the lake. David Bowie moved to a chalet to the north of Lake Geneva in 1976, which inspired him to take up painting and informed the first stages of the "Berlin Trilogy". Pop singer Phil Collins lives in a home overlooking the lake.[32] Rock band Queen owned and operated Mountain Recording Studios (which is still in use today) in Montreux, and a statue of lead singer Freddie Mercury, who also owned a second home in Montreux, stands on the northern shore of the lake. Writer Vladimir Nabokov also took residence in Montreux, where he died in 1977. Ex-Formula 1 driver Michael Schumacher lives with his family in a home overlooking the lake.[33]



See also


  • Lake Geneva region


Notes and references




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  3. ^ ab "03 - Suisse sud-ouest". Swiss National Map 1:200 000 - Switzerland on four sheets. Federal Office of Topography, swisstopo, Swiss Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport. 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2013.


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  10. ^ Barrage du Seujet French Wikipedia


  11. ^ Seujet / Lac Léman Archived 7 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine rhone-geneve.ch. Retrieved on 20 July 2009


  12. ^ La lettre du Léman, bulletin of the Commission internationale pour la protection des eaux du Léman, number 54, June 2017, page 3.


  13. ^ "Climate normals Genève–Cointrin (Reference period 1981–2010)" (PDF). Zürich-Airport, Switzerland: Swiss Federal Office of Metreology and Climatology, MeteoSwiss. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 2015-04-05.


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  15. ^ "Climate normals Pully (Reference period 1981−2010)" (PDF). Zurich Airport, Switzerland: Swiss Federal Office of Metreology and Climatology, MeteoSwiss. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 2015-04-03.


  16. ^ (in French) http://www.scris.vd.ch/Default.aspx?DocID=8033&DomId=1961.


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  18. ^ "Bisendiagramm". Appenzell, Switzerland: MeteoGroup Schweiz AG. Retrieved 2018-02-25.


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External links






  • Lake Geneva Region

  • International Commission for the Protection of Lake Geneva (CIPEL)


  • Lake Geneva in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.









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