Location details
- Access: impossible by car in winter. Other seasons: From Beaufort, follow the direction of the Roselend dam. Access road 300m on the left before arriving at Col de Méraillet. Narrow, partially earthen, it is prohibited for coaches.
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Altitude lake with an area of 37 ha, satellite lake of Lake Roselend 12 km from Beaufort.
Starting point for some very pretty hikes: Col du Bonhomme, Col de la Gitte, Col de Sur Frêtes.
This dam communicates with the Roselend reservoir via a 2 km gallery.
The Roselend, Saint-Guérin and La Gittaz reservoir dams supply the La Bathie hydroelectric power station (6 km from Albertville).
Water surface area 39,3 ha, depth 65 m, length 164 m.
The ski jump-shaped spillway is one of André Coyne's many innovations.
The dam receives the Gittaz torrent and the water collected by the Sallestet intakes, which are directed directly through a 2 km gallery into Lake Roselend.