Lac de Melu

Lake in Corsica, France
42°12′47″N 9°1′21″E / 42.21306°N 9.02250°E / 42.21306; 9.02250Lake typeglacialPrimary outflowsRestonicaBasin countriesFranceSurface area0.065 km2 (0.025 sq mi)Max. depth20 m (66 ft)Surface elevation1,710 m (5,610 ft)

Lac de Melu is a lake in Corsica, France. At an elevation of 1,710 metres (5,610 ft), its surface area is 0.065 square kilometres (0.025 sq mi). The lake is the source of the Restonica River.

It is close to Lac de Capitellu, in the commune of Corte.

A new bacterial species, Polynucleobacter meluiroseus, was discovered in the lake and also named after the lake.[1]

References

  1. ^ Pitt A., Schmidt J., Lang E., Whitman W.B., Woyke T., Hahn M. W. (2018). Polynucleobacter meluiroseus sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from a lake located in the mountains of the Mediterranean island of Corsica. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 68: 1975-1985 [1]
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