Lac de Joux

lake in the Vallée de Joux in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland
LakeBodyOfWater reservoir Q14472
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Summary

Lac de Joux is a reservoir[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of reservoir entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (326 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lac de Joux is located in Canton of Vaud[3].
  • Lac de Joux is in the country of Switzerland[4].
  • Lac de Joux's instance of is recorded as reservoir[5].
  • Lac de Joux's instance of is recorded as area not part of a municipality of Switzerland[6].
  • Lac de Joux's instance of is recorded as lake[7].
  • Lac de Joux's inflows is recorded as Orbe[8].
  • Lac de Joux's outflows is recorded as Orbe[9].
  • Lac de Joux's Commons category is recorded as Lac de Joux[10].
  • Lac de Joux's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.639444444444, 'lon': 6.2858333333333}[11].
  • Lac de Joux's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Lac de Joux'}[12].
  • Lac de Joux's different from is recorded as Barrage de Joux[13].
  • Lac de Joux sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+1004'}[14].
  • Lac de Joux covers an area of {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+8.77'}[15].
  • Lac de Joux covers an area of {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+8.79'}[16].
  • Lac de Joux's watershed area is recorded as {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+211'}[17].
  • Lac de Joux's volume as quantity is recorded as {'unit': 'cubic hectometre', 'amount': '+145'}[18].
  • Lac de Joux's vertical depth is recorded as {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+21'}[19].
  • Lac de Joux's mountain range is recorded as Jura Mountains[20].
  • Lac de Joux's drainage basin is recorded as Rhine basin[21].
  • Lac de Joux's P14586 is recorded as 84914[22].

Body

Geography

Lac de Joux is in the country of Switzerland[4]. It is located in Canton of Vaud[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+8.77'}[15] and {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+8.79'}[16]. Lac de Joux sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+1004'}[14].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include reservoir[5], area not part of a municipality of Switzerland[6], and lake[7].

Why It Matters

Lac de Joux ranks in the top 8% of reservoir entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (326 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Q141593662. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['als', 'ca', 'ceb', 'commons', 'cs', 'cv', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fr', 'frp',
    Official name → {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Lac de Joux'}
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||mul */ default label, official name from swisstopo data ([[Wikidata:Requests for permissions/Bot/OKA bot|swisstopo task]])"
  2. 15w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates → —
    Drainage basin → Rhine basin
    Hds id → 012134
    Outflows → Orbe
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14586: 84914, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930762135"
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