Grand Étang

For the community in Nova Scotia, Canada, see Grand Étang, Nova Scotia. For the crater lake on Grenada, see Grand Etang Lake.
Grand Étang

Grand Étang
Location Réunion
Coordinates 21°5′46″S 55°38′25″E / 21.09611°S 55.64028°E / -21.09611; 55.64028Coordinates: 21°5′46″S 55°38′25″E / 21.09611°S 55.64028°E / -21.09611; 55.64028
Primary inflows Bras d'Annette
Basin countries France
Surface elevation 525 m
Settlements Saint-Benoît
Lake of Grand Etang - in the background the waterfall of Cascade Biberon

Grand Étang (large pond in English) is a lake the largest lake on the island of Réunion, a French territory in the western Indian Ocean. It lies in the commune of Saint-Benoît, close to La Plaine-des-Palmistes, in the eastern part of the island. Its inflow is a short creek from the waterfall Cascade Biberon of the Bras d'Annette creek. It does not have an outflow.

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