2018 week 14: Mud flats of Lake Gruyere

The Lake of Gruyere, a manmade reservoir in the canton of Fribourg, is drained every spring to accommodate rising water levels from the melting snow as the temperature rises. This photo I took on Saturday shows the lake bed as it is currently. I'm guessing this is mud that is deposited as sediment by the water washing down the mountains.

This year the snowpack is thicker than usual, and there are concerns about flooding.

Rossens Dam
Year: 1947
Type: Arch

Height: 83 m
Reservoir
Length: 13.5 km
Watershed: 954 km2
Volume: 220 mil. m3

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For some excellent drone shots, search for the following terms: greyerzersee flauraud

Houses of Gruyère

One last look from the Chateau de Gruyères. Sorry about the crappy photo.

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Crown glass window

and decorated wall in Gruyère.

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Knot garden

Still hanging out around Gruyère. At the Chateau de Gruyères.

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Cow motif everywhere

Even on motorcycles around Gruyère.

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Mixed media on the wall

Another piece of wall art that caught my eye in Gruyere.

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Somewhere in Gruyère

I've decided to make an effort to show more of the French speaking parts of Switzerland. Let's start with a few shots from around Gruyère (Wiki entry here) in Canton Fribourg since many of you may know the cheese. One day I'm going to visit the dairy museum there, La maison du Gruyère (click here for the English version).

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