Here you can find an octagonal basin carved out of a block of sandstone. The stone, with an external diameter of 3.70 m, was hollowed out to form a circular …
The water from the lake helps control the level of the Canal des Vosges in the region. It is possible to swim there from the American beach on the north shore.
The dam of this lake or reservoir was built between 1874 and 1887 due to the annexation of Alsace-Lorraine. This is a wide body of water and a great hike along its banks.