Lake Geneva boats on the lake. The lake lies on the course of the Rhône. The river has its source at the Rhône Glacier near the Grimsel Pass to the east of the lake and flows down through the canton of Valais, entering the lake between Villeneuve and Le Bouveret, before flowing slowly towards its egress at Geneva. Other tributaries are La Dranse, L'Aubonne, La Morges, La Venoge, La Vuachère, and La Veveyse. Lake Geneva is the largest body of water in Switzerland, and greatly exceeds in size all others that are connected with the main valleys of the Alps. It is
French Lake Reservoir Tahoe National Forest. The adjacent namesake townsite of French Lake, California is a ghost town of the California Gold Rush era. French Lake Reservoir French Lake Reservoir (National ID # CA00247) is a reservoir in Nevada County, California. The earthen, rock-fill French Lake Dam was first constructed in 1859, and is a candidate for the first use of rock-fill in an engineered dam. Reconstructed in 1948, it impounds Canyon Creek for flood control, irrigation water storage, municipal drinking water, and hydropower. The dam is high, with a length of at its crest. It is one of ten facilities operated by