Lake Cavayère is also known as Carcassonne Plage
Lake Cavayre is an artificial lake in the Languedoc-Roussillon région of France, close to the mediaeval town of Carcassonne , The lake is also known as Carcassonne Plage (in English, Carcassonne Beach), it was created by the building of a 23 metre high dam in 1988 after severe forest fires affected the area in 1985. The surface area of the lake, which is fed by the creeks of Montirat, Bazalac and Mitgé, is 180,000 m² and it is 1.5 million cubic metres in volume, it is a short distance from the town of Carcassonne and has been made into a popular recreation area. Ducks and wildfowl are common and the 400,000 m² surrounding area is notable for a diversity of habitats, flora and fauna.