Lake la Villette
Quai de la Seine, Paris, France
Description:
Lake La Villette is the largest artificial reservoir in Paris. His birthday is December 2, 1808. It connects the Urk Canal and the Canal Saint Martin, which form a single water system. All channels together are 130 kilometers long. The lake has a rectangular shape of eight hundred meters long and seventy meters wide.
The first function of the reservoir was the water reserve in the city. The second function was to provide water to the canals of Saint-Denis and Saint-Martin.
Since 2007, the area around the reservoir has been completely ennobled. There are many cozy cafes, entertainment venues for children, sports grounds. On the lake and adjacent canals, year-round rowing training is practiced. The lake and canals are navigable - transport tourists on small ships, and it is also possible to simply ride boats.