Lac du Bourget

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Lac du Bourget
View from Aix-les-Bains
Location	Savoie, France
Coordinates	45°44′N 5°52′ECoordinates: 45°44′N 5°52′E
Primary inflows	Leysse, Tillet, Sierroz
Primary outflows	Canal de Savières
Catchment area	560 km²
Basin countries	France
Max. length	18 km
Max. width	3.5 km
Surface area	44.5 km²
Average depth	85 m
Max. depth	145 m
Water volume	3,600 mio m³
Residence time (of lake water)	8 years
Surface elevation	231.5 m
Settlements	Aix-les-Bains, Le Bourget-du-Lac

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The Lac du Bourget ("Lake of Le Bourget") is a lake in the Savoie département of France. It is the largest and the deepest lake of the country. The most important town on its shore is Aix-les-Bains. Chambéry, the préfecture of Savoie, lies about 10 km south of the lake. The lake is named after the town Le Bourget-du-Lac, on its south shore. It is mainly fed by the river Leysse (and other small rivers), and drains towards the river Rhône through the canal de Savières, an artificial channel.