Water in the park
The park has been laid out on wetland through which rivers and brooks flow. Although today these watercourses have all disappeared or been covered over, the water, so pleasant to hear and see, has been re-established on the site through the creation of watertight ornamental lakes, streams and waterfalls.

Before the park was created

Vue aérienne sur le site du parc avant sa création
The largest river on the site was the Croult into which the waters of the Vieille Mer, the Rouillon, and the Molette flowed.
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Le Grand lac (the Great Lake)

Le Grand Lac
This 12-ha stretch of water that is home to waterfowl, fish, insects, and green frogs… is entirely artificial.
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The upper lakes and waterfalls

Les cascades
The upper lakes really recreate a natural environment, with all the belts of vegetation found in and around water.
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The Brouillards lake and the Vallon

Etang des Brouillards en hiver
These stretches of water were already here when the park was laid out and fishing fanatics regularly came to fish in the Brouillards lake.
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