Lake Geneva’s depth (over 300m at its deepest point) makes it a good place to measure waves without bathymetric influences, and is sometimes called the “pocket ocean.”

Measuring Wave Characteristics on Lake Geneva

Limnology Center at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Lakes are fascinating ecosystems, and provide valuable resources for drinking water, aquaculture, and recreation. But they are also extremely sensitive to climate and land-use changes. Lake Geneva (or Lac Léman) sits along the France-Switzerland border and is home to LéXPLORE, a unique floating laboratory used to assess the impact of global changes and monitor lake […]

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