Lac de Sainte Croix flowing from the Gorge de Verdon. The lake is about 6 miles long and 1 mile wide at the widest part. Although the village of Ste-Croix-de-Verdon gave the lake its name, the village of Les Salles-sur-Verdon on the opposite side is more a part of the lake itself. When the dam was built the old village was flooded and now rests 130 feet below the surface of the water. Les Salles-sur-Verdon moved to higher ground, taking some of the old village with it, including the church belltower and the fountain.