Located near the better known Lac de Longemer, on the river Vologne (a tributary of the Moselle River), which flows through the both lakes, in the heart of the Vosges Mountains, Lac de Retournemer was created by a glacier. Even if has only 320m wide, 250m long and a deep of 11.5m, it is renowned for its beauty. Its name refers to "retourner" (return), because in former times the waggoners had sometimes to return, because they could not crest the Col de la Schlucht (1,139m), a mountain pass in the Vosges. It is a privately owned lake, so swimming or bathing is not allowed.
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