OverviewEdit
Between 1929 and 1975, five dams were erected on the course of the Verdon, between Castellane and Gréoux-les-Bains. These dams hold back water in the following reservoirs:
Lac de Castillon, which was created by flooding the village of the same name
Lac de Sainte-Croix, flooded the village of des Salles-sur-Verdon. Of note are the Roman bridge of pont de Garuby (or pont d’Aiguines) and the “Bishop’s” spring at Bauduen. The lake has changing colours nearly every day and is a tourist destination, as well as the largest reservoir in France;
Lac d'Esparron-Gréoux, known locally as “lac d’Esparron”. It is coloured green, like the Verdon.
Reservoir at Chaudanne
Reservoir at Quinson, sometimes improperly called the "lac de Montpezat", the name of the village over which it dominates.