Lake Nisramont
Freshwater artificial lake in Wallonia, Belgium
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Lake Nisramont (French: lac de Nisramont) is located in Wallonia in the south-east of Belgium on the river Ourthe in the municipality of La Roche-en-Ardenne, province of Luxembourg.
| Lake Nisramont | |
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.JPG) Dam of Nisramont | |
  Lake Nisramont Location within Belgium | |
| Coordinates | 50.1445°N 5.6685°E |
| Type | Freshwater artificial lake |
| Basin countries |  Wallonia, 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 | 3×106 m3 (2,400 acre⋅ft) |
Surface elevation | 285 m (935 ft) |
| Islands | 0 |
| Settlements | La Roche-en-Ardenne |
It is named after Nisramont, a village near the lake. 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. The dam was erected at the point where the Western Ourthe (Ourthe Occidentale) and Eastern Ourthe (Ourthe Orientale) merge to form the Ourthe. The lake is a tourist attraction, with water sports, including canoeing and fishing.
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