Champagne Ardenne Rivers and Lakes
Champagne Ardenne has no ocean around but has many lakes, rivers and ponds for water sport activities or leisure.Freshwater ponds and lakes |
Champagne-Ardenne has the following:
- 650 km of waterways
- 8 lakes at disposal of tourists, including the Lake Der-Chantecoq, the largest man-made lake in Europe
- Eastern Lake is dedicated to sailing, windsurfing, fishing and bathing. Admission is free.
- Temple lake (1800 ha) is the most « wild » lake in the way it was fit out. It is foremost a fishing place.
- Amance Lake (500 ha) is dedicated to nautical sports as boat races, water skiing, seadoos,…
- Der Chantecoq artificial lake, located between Marne and Haute-Marne departments, is the biggest artificial lake in Europe (4 800 ha). Windsurfing, water skiing, canoeing, kayaking, sailing, rafting, fishing and bathing can be done there, since wind is constantly blowing.
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Champagne Ardenne Rivers |
Rivers are foremost dedicated to fishing and river boating.
The regional water system is dominated by the Seine, Marne, Aube, Aisne and Meuse rivers. To prevent floods, dams were created to prevent Seine river from flooding. Thus artificial lakes were created: Der-Chantecoq Lake, largest artificial lake in Europe. Orient lake. Temple lake and Amance lake.
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