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Lac de Bracca
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Location	Corse-du-Sud, Corsica
Coordinates	42°03′00″N 9°06′54″E / 42.05000°N 9.11509°E / 42.05000; 9.11509
Type	Lake
Basin countries	France

The Lac de Bracca is a small lake in the Monte Renoso massif in the Corse-du-Sud department of France.

Location

The Lac de Bracca is in the commune of Bastelica to the east of the 2,250 metres (7,380 ft) Punta Capanella and the 2,255 metres (7,398 ft) Punta all Vetta. It is drained by Prunelli river, which flows west and then south through the Lac de Vitalaca, then southwest past the village of Bastelica and through the Lac de Tolla down to the Golfe d'Ajaccio.

Lake Bracca is one of the highest lakes in Corsica at an altitude of 2,085 metres (6,841 ft). It is 8 metres (26 ft) deep. Hikers can reach the lake via the Col de Scalella. This is a steep and difficult route, recommended only for seasoned hikers.

See also

• List of waterbodies of Corse-du-Sud

Notes

1. Way: Lac de Bracca (178942944).
2. Lake Bracca, Ajaccio.
3. Lac de Bracca, Corse VTC.

Sources

• Lake Bracca (in French), Ajaccio Intercommunal Tourist Office, retrieved 2021-12-27
• Lac de Bracca, Corse VTC, retrieved 2021-12-27
• "Way: Lac de Bracca (178942944)", OpenStreetMap, retrieved 2021-12-27

v t e Waterbodies of the Corse-du-Sud department
Waterbodies	Lagoons Étang de Balistra Étang de Santa Giulia Lakes Bracca Creno Monte Tignoso Vitalca Reservoirs Figari Ortolo Ospedale Rizzanese Tolla
Rivers and streams	Clockwise: east to south to west to north East coast Solenzara Cavu Oso Lagunienu Stabiacciu Francolu West coast Canella Ortolo Rizzanese Baraci Butturacci Taravo Prunelli Lava Liscia Sagone Liamone Chiuni Porto Tributaries Chiuvone (Rizzanese) Cruzzini (Liamone) Ese (Prunelli) Fiumicicoli (Rizzanese) Gravona (Prunelli) Guagno (Liamone)
Communes Landforms Bodies of water Haute-Corse

• Lakes of Corsica