Lake Madine is an artificial body of water in Lorraine, straddling the departments of Meurthe-et-Moselle and Meuse on the course of a sub-tributary of the Moselle, Madine. 

Included in the Regional Natural Park of Lorraine, Lake Madine is in the plain of Woëvre, biogeographically characterized by layers of clay up to a depth of 100 metres. 

This plain and swampy forest was gradually drained by the creation of channels and fishponds that has been made between the 12^th and 16^th centuries by monks dedicated to improving the health sector.

With water put into it in 1965, the lake has a threefold purpose;- reserve drinking water for the metropolitan area adjacent to Metz, National Hunting and wildlife, and recreation area (beaches, sports harbour), whose particularity is to be reserved for yachts, motor boats are thus prohibited.

It covers an area of close to 1100 hectares, there are two small islands.  It holds 35 million cubic meters and its catchment area covers an area of 32.2 square kilometres.

Official Lac de Madine website: http://www.lacmadine.com/madine.html

Boundary Towns

Meurthe-et-Moselle:

Essey-et-Maizerais 
  
Pannes 

Saint-Baussant

Essey and Maizerais

Failures 

St. Baussant. 

Meuse:

Buxières-sous-les-Côtes

Heudicourt-sous-les-Côtes 

Lahayville 

Montsec 

Nonsard-Lamarche 

Richecourt

Facilities:  Port Nonsard  Heudicourt Hotels, sailing school at Heudicourt

Lac de Madine: Site touristique Tourist site Site halieutique Site fisheries

Other Information can be sourced here:

Comité Régional du Tourisme de Lorraine
Abbaye des Prémontrés BP 9754704
PONT-A-MOUSSON
Cedex
Tel. 03 83 80 01 80 Fax 03 83 80 01 88
Email crt@crt-lorraine.fr
http://www.crt-lorraine.fr  

Maison de la Lorraine
182 rue de Rivoli / 2 rue de l'Echelle75001
PARIS
Tel. 01 44 58 94 00
Fax 01 44 58 94 17
Email maisondelalorraine@wanadoo.fr

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CDT Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)
48 rue du Sergent Blandan BP 6554062
NANCY
Cedex
Tel. 03 83 94 51 90
Fax 03 83 94 51 99
Email cdt@cg54.fr
http://www.cdt-meurthe-et-moselle.fr  

CDT Meuse (55)
Hôtel du Département55012
BAR-LE-DUC
Cedex
Tel. 03 29 45 78 40
Fax 03 29 45 78 45
Emailcontact@tourisme-meuse.com
http://www.tourisme-meuse.com  

CDT Moselle (57)
2-4 rue du Pont MoreauBP 8000257003
METZ
Cedex 1
Tel. 03 87 37 57 80
Fax 03 87 37 58 84
Emailinfo@moselle-tourisme.com
www.moselle-tourisme.com 

CDT Vosges (88)
7 rue Gilbert - BP 33288008
EPINAL
Cedex
Tel. 03 29 82 49 93
Fax 03 29 64 09 82
Email tourismevosges@wanadoo.fr
www.vosges.fr 

Tourist Offices & tourist information:
The following information has been taken from the Lorraine network database of tourist information (January 2005). >

MEURTHE-ET-MOSELLE  

BACCARAT (54120) Tel. 03 83 75 13 37 http://www.ville-baccarat.fr  

BASSIN DE BRIEY (54150 BRIEY) Tel. 03 82 46 33 22 Email otbriey@yahoo.fr 

FONTENOY-LA-JOUTE (54122) Tel. 03 83 71 53 25 Email papeterieartisanale.gouvy@wanadoo.fr 

LIVERDUN (54460) Tel. 03 83 24 40 40 Fax 03 83 24 44 01  

LONGUYON (54260) Tel. 03 82 39 21 21 http://www.ot-longuyon.asso.fr  

LONGWY (54400) Tel. 03 82 24 27 17 (winter)Tel. 03 82 24 94 54 (summer) Email ot-longwy@wanadoo.fr  

LUNEVILLE (54300) Tel. 03 83 74 06 55 http://www.ot-lunevillois.com  

NANCY Cedex (54011) Tel. 03 83 35 22 41 http://www.ot-nancy.fr  

PONT-A-MOUSSON (54700) Tel. 03 83 81 06 90Email tourismepontamousson@wanadoo.fr  

PAYS DE SAINTOIS (54330 SAXON-SION) Tel. 03 83 25 14 85Emailpays-saintois@wanadoo.fr  

TOUL Cedex (54203) Tel. 03 83 64 11 69 www.ot-toul.fr