Lac de Morgins
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| Location | Valais |
| Coordinates | 46°14′55″N 6°50′48″E / 46.24861°N 6.84667°E |
| Basin countries | Switzerland |
Surface elevation | 1,366 m (4,482 ft) |
Lac de Morgins is a lake in Valais, Switzerland. It is located at Morgins (municipality of Troistorrents), near the Pas de Morgins, the pass into France.[1]
It was classified as a protected site in 1978.[2] It is one of the largest spawning grounds for amphibians in Valais.[3] Two tunnels constructed in 2004/2005 and three tunnels constructed in 2015 leading to the lake allow amphibians to avoid crossing the Pas de Morgins and reduced amphibian roadkill numbers.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Maps of Switzerland - Swiss Confederation - map.geo.admin.ch". map.geo.admin.ch. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
- ↑ Gay, Isabelle (14 December 2025). "Après 15 ans d'attente, le projet de revitalisation du lac de Morgins se concrétise". Le Nouvelliste (in French). Retrieved 11 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Amphibien-Wanderung - Tunnel unter Walliser Passstrasse retten hunderte Amphibien". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (in German). 10 May 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
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