List of lakes in Switzerland by canton
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This is a list of lakes in Switzerland by canton. Lake
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Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
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Cantons of Switzerland
The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848...
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Canton Cantons of Switzerland The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848... |
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Egelsee Egelsee (Aargau) Egelsee is a lake at Bergdietikon, Aargau, Switzerland. Its surface area is 2 ha. It is the largest natural lake in the canton.... |
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Flachsee Flachsee Flachsee is an artificial lake on the Reuss River at Rottenschwil, south of Bremgarten in the Aargau region of Switzerland. The reservoir was formed after the construction of the dam in 1975 at Bremgarten-Zufikon. The lake's surface area is 0.72 km².... |
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Lake Hallwil Lake Hallwil Lake Hallwil is a lake in the Canton of Aargau, Switzerland, located at . It lies mostly in the districts of Lenzburg and Kulm on the southern edge of the canton. The southern tip of the lake reaches into the canton of Luzern.... |
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Fälensee Fälensee Fälensee is a lake in the Alpstein range of the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden, Switzerland. At an elevation of 1446 m, the surface area is 0.12 km². It is located in a narrow valley between Hundsteingrat and Roslen-Saxer First.... |
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Sämtisersee Sämtisersee Sämtisersee is a lake in the Alpstein range of the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden, Switzerland. At an elevation of 1209 m, the surface area is 0.13 km². It is located below Hoher Kasten not far from Fälensee.- External links :*... |
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Seealpsee Seealpsee Seealpsee is a lake in the Alpstein range of the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden, Switzerland. At an elevation of 1,143.2 m, the surface area is 13.6 hectares. The lake can be reached by foot from Wasserauen or from Ebenalp... |
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Amsoldingersee Amsoldingersee Amsoldingersee is small lake adjacent to the town of Amsoldingen, in the Upper Gürbetal. It is located near the city of Thun, Switzerland. The lake has a surface area of 38 hectares and a maximum length of 1.1 km and width of 500 m. The maximum depth is 14 m. It is fed by Rotmoos-Bach from... |
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Arnensee Arnensee Arnensee is a lake in Canton of Berne, Switzerland. The lake in the municipality of Gsteig is used as a reservoir by Romande Energie. The dam was built in 1942. Its volume is 10.5 mio m³ and surface area 0.456 km².... |
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Bachalpsee Bachalpsee Bachalpsee or Bachse is a lake with an area of close to the First above Grindelwald in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. The lake, located at an elevation of , is split by a natural dam, the smaller part of the lake being lower.... |
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Lake Biel Lake Biel Lake Biel or Lake Bienne is a lake in the west of Switzerland. Together with Lake Morat and Lake Neuchâtel, it is one of the three large lakes in the Jura region of Switzerland. It lies approximately at , at the language boundary between German & French speaking areas.The lake is 15 km long and up... |
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Blausee Blausee Blausee is a small lake in the Kander valley above Kandergrund at 887 m, near the river Kander. Administratively, it belongs to the Bernese Oberland. The lake has an area of 0.64 ha. The lake can be reached by bus from the train stations of Frutigen or Kandersteg. It is a popular tourist... |
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Lake Brienz Lake Brienz Lake Brienz is a lake just north of the Alps, in the Canton of Berne in Switzerland. The lake took its name from the village Brienz on its northern shore. Interlaken and the villages Matten and Unterseen lie to the south west of the lake. The shores are steep, and there is almost no shallow water... |
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Burgäschisee Burgäschisee Burgäschisee is a lake near Aeschi in Switzerland, on the border of the cantons of Berne and Solothurn. The lake has a surface of 21 ha and a maximum depth of 36 m.In 1941 and 1943, the waterlevel was lowered by 2 m. The current surface elevation is 465 m.... |
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Burgseeli Burgseeli Burgseeli is a lake in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland. Its surface area is 5.25 ha. It is located between Ringgenberg and Goldswil on the northern shore of Lake Brienz.... |
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Dittligsee Dittligsee Dittligsee is a lake in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland, near Blumenstein and Wattenwil. Its surface area is 6.02 ha.... |
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Egelsee Egelsee (Berne) Egelsee or Egelmösli is a lake in the City of Berne, Switzerland. Its surface area is 1.52 ha. The lake is part of a park that stretches to the Paul Klee Zentrum. In some years, it freezes sufficiently to allow ice skating.-External links:* *... |
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Engstlensee Engstlensee Engstlensee is a natural lake used as a reservoir in the municipality of Innertkirchen, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. It is located near Joch Pass at an elevation of 1850 m. It can be reached by gondola and by foot from Titlis.... |
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Geistsee Geistsee Geistsee is a lake at Längenbühl in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.95 ha. The lake is private property and not accessible by the public.... |
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Gelmersee Gelmersee Gelmersee is a lake in Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. The hydroelectric reservoir was built at the same time as Grimselsee. The reservoir's volume is 13 million m³ and its surface area 0.645 km².... |
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Gerzensee Gerzensee (lake) Gerzensee is a lake in Canton of Berne, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.25 km².It gives the name to the village of Gerzensee.... |
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Grimselsee Grimselsee Grimselsee or Lake Grimsel is an artificial lake near Grimsel pass in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland. With a volume of 95 mio m³, it is larger than other hydroelectric reservoirs in the region: Oberaarsee, Räterichsbodensee and Gelmersee. The dam was completed in 1932 and is operated by... |
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Hagelseeli Hagelseeli Hagelseeli or Hagelseewli is a lake in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland. Its surface area is 2.49 ha.... |
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Hinterburgsee Hinterburgsee Hinterburgsee is a lake in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.05 km².... |
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Hinterstockensee Hinterstockensee Hinterstockensee is a lake above Erlenbach im Simmental in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland. The lake is located at an elevation of 1592 m, below Stockhorn and near Oberstockensee .... |
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Iffigsee Iffigsee Iffigsee is a lake near Lenk, in Canton of Berne, Switzerland. The lake is located in the Iffigtal, near Rawil Pass. To the south of the lake is the Wildhorn .... |
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Inkwilersee Inkwilersee Inkwilersee is a small lake on the border of the municipalities of Inkwil, Canton of Berne, and Bolken, Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.1016 km².-External links:* short introduction... |
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Lauenensee Lauenensee Lauenensee are two lakes near Lauenen in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland. At an elevation of 1381 m, their surface area is 0.1 km²: the larger lake has a surface of 8.8 ha, the smaller one of 1.3 ha.-External links:... |
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Lobsigensee Lobsigensee Lobsigensee is a lake at Lobsigen in the municipality of Seedorf, Berne, Switzerland. Its surface area is 1.73 ha.On the northwestern shore there are remains of a neolithic settlement.-External links:*... |
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Mattenalpsee Mattenalpsee Mattenalpsee is a reservoir in the municipality of Innertkirchen, Canton of Berne, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.186 km². The lake receives the water from Gauli Glacier. The water is channeled into Räterichsbodensee.... |
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Moossee Moossee Moossee is a lake in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.31 km². The lake gives the name to Moosseedorf on its southern shore. The golf course Moossee is located east of the lake at Münchenbuchsee. The Urtenen drains Chli Moossee before flowing into Grosser Moossee 400 meters... |
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Lake Neuchâtel Lake Neuchâtel Lake Neuchâtel is a lake in Romandy, Switzerland . The lake lies mainly in the canton of Neuchâtel, but is also shared by the cantons of Vaud, of Fribourg, and of Bern.... |
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Niederriedsee Niederriedsee Niederriedsee is a reservoir formed by the Niederried dam on the Aar River in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland. It is named after the nearby village Niederried bei Kallnach.... |
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Oberaarsee Oberaarsee Oberaarsee is a reservoir in the Grimsel area, part of the municipality of Guttannen, Switzerland. The Oberaar glacier is located west of the lake. Its surface area is 1.47 km². The Oberaar dam was completed in 1953.... |
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Oberstockensee Oberstockensee Oberstockensee is a lake in Canton of Berne, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.118 km. The lake is located above Erlenbach im Simmental, below Stockhorn.... |
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Oeschinen Lake Oeschinen Lake Oeschinen Lake is a lake in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland, east of Kandersteg in the Oeschinen valley. At an elevation of , it has a surface area of . Its maximum depth is .... |
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Räterichsbodensee Räterichsbodensee Räterichsbodensee is a lake in Guttannen, Oberhasli, Switzerland. The reservoir has a volume of 25 mio m³ and a surface area is 0.67 km².-External links:*... |
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Sägistalsee Sägistalsee Sägistalsee is a lake in Canton of Berne, Switzerland. Its surface area is 7 ha. The lake's sediments were studied to determine past climate and human activities.... |
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Seebergsee Seebergsee Seebergsee is a lake in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland. Its surface area is 6 ha.... |
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Steinsee Steinsee Steinsee is a lake at Stein Glacier near Susten Pass in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland.... |
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Lake Thun Lake Thun Lake Thun is an Alpine lake in the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland. It took its name from the city of Thun, on its northern shore.Lake Thun's approximately 2,500 km² large catchment area frequently causes local flooding after heavy rainfalls... |
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Triebtenseewli Triebtenseewli Triebtenseewli is a lake near Grimsel Pass in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland. Its surface area is 10 ha.... |
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Trübtensee Trübtensee Trübtensee or Triebtenseewli is a lake in the municipality of Guttannen, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. The reservoir's surface area is 0.1 km². Its dam was completed in the 1950s and holds a volume of 1.1 mio m³.-External links:*... |
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Tschingelsee Tschingelsee Tschingelsee is a lake in the valley Kiental of the Canton of Berne, Switzerland. It formed on Tschingelalp in 1972 after severe weather. Since 1987, the area is a nature preserve.... |
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Uebeschisee Uebeschisee Uebeschisee is a small lake at Uebeschi, in the Upper Gürbetal, near Thun, Switzerland. It is located adjacent to the municipalities of Höfen, Amsoldingen and Uebeschi. The lake has a surface area of 14.2 hectares and a maximum depth of 15 m. Rotmoos-Bach drains it into the larger Amsoldingersee.... |
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Lake Wohlen Lake Wohlen Lake Wohlen is a reservoir in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland. Its surface is approximately 3.65 km² and its maximum depth is 20 m. It lies between the towns of Bremgarten bei Bern and Mühleberg. Lake Wohlen was completed in 1920.... |
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Lac de Lessoc Lac de Lessoc Lac de Lessoc is a reservoir on the Saane/Sarine river between Lessoc and Montbovon in the Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. The lake's surface area is 20 ha. The Lessoc dam with a height of 33 m was completed in 1976.-External links:*... |
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Lac de Lussy Lac de Lussy Lac de Lussy is a lake in the bog at Châtel-Saint-Denis, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. Lake and bog are part of a nature preserve, listed in the Inventory of Mire Landscapes of Particular Beauty and National Importance.-External links:*... |
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Lac de Montsalvens Lac de Montsalvens Lac de Montsalvens is a lake in the Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. The reservoir has a capacity of 12.6 million m³ and a surface area of 0.74 km². It is located on the road to Jaun Pass, between the villages of Broc and Charmey.... |
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Lake Murten Lake Murten Lake Morat is a lake located in the cantons of Fribourg and Vaud in the west of Switzerland. It is named after the small town of Murten/Morat on its southern shore... |
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Lake Neuchâtel Lake Neuchâtel Lake Neuchâtel is a lake in Romandy, Switzerland . The lake lies mainly in the canton of Neuchâtel, but is also shared by the cantons of Vaud, of Fribourg, and of Bern.... |
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Lac de Pérolles Lac de Pérolles Lac de Pérolles, a lake formed by Maigrauge Dam, is a reservoir on the Saane/Sarine river at Fribourg, in western Switzerland. Its surface area is . The dam was built in 1872, and its height was increased by in 1910. The watershed is . The Maigrauge Dam has a gated spillway.-External links:*... |
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Schiffenensee Schiffenensee Schiffenensee is an artificial lake formed by a barrage of the Saane/Sarine river in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. The barrages at Schiffenen were completed in 1963.... |
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Schwarzsee Schwarzsee Schwarzsee is a small lake in the Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland with an area of 0.47 km²... |
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Lac de Seedorf Lac de Seedorf Lac de Seedorf is a lake at Seedorf in the municipality of Noréaz, Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.11 km².... |
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Lake Geneva Lake Geneva Lake Geneva or Lake Léman is a lake in Switzerland and France. It is one of the largest lakes in Western Europe. 59.53 % of it comes under the jurisdiction of Switzerland , and 40.47 % under France... |
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Garichtisee Garichtisee Garichtisee is a reservoir on Mettmenalp above Schwanden in the Canton of Glarus, Switzerland. The lake's surface area is 0.16 km².... |
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Klöntalersee Klöntalersee Klöntalersee is a natural lake in the Canton of Glarus, Switzerland. Since 1908, it has been used as a reservoir for electricity production. The dam's construction substantially increased the lake's volume.... |
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Limmernsee Limmernsee Limmernsee is a reservoir in the Canton of Glarus, Switzerland, between the peaks of Muttenchopf , Selbsanft and Kistenstöckli . It may be reached by aerial tramway or by foot from Linthal.... |
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Muttsee Muttsee Muttsee is a reservoir in the Canton of Glarus, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.42 km².... |
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Oberblegisee Oberblegisee Oberblegisee is a lake in the Canton of Glarus, Switzerland. It is located at an elevation of 1422 m, above Luchsingen. Its surface area is 0.17 km².-References:* report on fishing in the lake... |
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Obersee Obersee (Glarus) Obersee is a lake on Oberseealp in the Canton of Glarus, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.24 km².... |
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Spaneggsee Spaneggsee Spaneggsee is a lake in Filzbach, Glarus, Switzerland. Its surface area is 4.7 ha.... |
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Talalpsee Talalpsee Talalpsee or Talsee is a lake at an elevation of 1086 m above Filzbach in the Canton of Glarus, Switzerland. Its surface area is 3.2 ha.... |
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Lake Walen Lake Walen Walensee is one of the larger lakes in Switzerland, for about 2/3 of its surface in the Canton of St. Gallen and for 1/3 in the Canton of Glarus. It is also known as Lake Walen or Lake Walenstadt, after Walenstadt. Other towns and villages at the lake include: Weesen, Quinten, Quarten, and Murg.The... |
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Albigna lake Albigna lake Albigna Lake is a reservoir in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It is located in the municipality of Vicosoprano at an elevation of 2,163 m on the southwest side of the Bregaglia valley, northeast of Pizzo Cacciabella. The lake has a surface area of 1.13 km²... |
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Lago Bianco Lago Bianco Lago Bianco is a lake at the Bernina pass in the Grisons, Switzerland. Its surface area is 1.50 km². The current reservoir was formed by the two dams Scala and Arlas on the site of two natural lakes .... |
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Lago di Cama Lago di Cama Lago di Cama is a lake in the Cama valley, a side valley of Val Mesolcina in the Grisons, Switzerland.... |
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Canovasee Canovasee Canovasee is a lake in Paspels, Grisons, Switzerland.In 2004, the "First Love, Last Rites" was filmed at the lake.-External links:*... |
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Caumasee Caumasee Caumasee is a lake near Flims, in the Grisons, Switzerland. It is one of the lakes on the Flims Rockslide deposits. The lake is fed from underground sources... |
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Lägh da Cavloc Lägh da Cavloc Lägh da Cavloc is a lake near Maloja Pass in the Val Forno, Grisons, Switzerland.Lago di Cavloccio was painted by Giovanni Giacometti in 1922.... |
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Crestasee Crestasee Crestasee is a small lake shared by the municipalities of Flims and Trin in the Grisons, Switzerland. From 1892 a guest house on its northern end served as pension and still is a restaurant today in its original state.... |
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Lai da Curnera Lai da Curnera Lai da Curnera is a reservoir in the municipality of Tujetsch, in the Grisons, Switzerland. The reservoir is linked to Lai da Sontga Maria and Lai da Nalps in the neighboring valley... |
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Lake Davos Lake Davos Lake Davos is a small natural lake at Davos, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.59 km² and the maximum depth is 54 m. Fed by Flüelabach, Totalpbach and other mountain creeks, the lake is used as a hydropower reservoir, its water no longer flows to the Landwasser River but is channeled into the... |
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Hahnensee Hahnensee Hahnensee is a lake above St. Moritz in the Grisons, Switzerland at 2153 m above sealevel.Next to the lake there is a restaurant of the same namee. In the summer time, the area can be reached by several hiking trails... |
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Heidsee Heidsee Heidsee is a lake at Lenzerheide, Grisons, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.41 km².It lies at the foot of the Parpaner Rothorn.-External links:* Tourism information... |
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Lago d'Isola Lago d'Isola Lago d'Isola is a reservoir at San Bernardino, Grisons, Switzerland. The lake's surface area is 0.39 km².... |
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Laaxersee Laaxersee Laaxersee or Lag Grond is a lake in the village of Laax, Grisons, Switzerland. Its surface area is 5 ha and maximum depth 5.5 m.Fishing season is from May 1 to September 15. In winter, the lake is generally frozen.... |
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Lago di Lei Lago di Lei Lago di Lei is a reservoir in the Valle di Lei. The lake is almost entirely located in Italy, but the barrage was built on territory later assigned to Switzerland... |
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Lago di Livigno Lago di Livigno Lago di Livigno or Lago del Gallo is a reservoir in the Livigno valley. The lake is mostly in Italy whereas the Punt dal Gall arch dam is crossed by the border with Switzerland .The lake's surface area is 4.71 km².... |
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Lägh dal Lunghin Lägh dal Lunghin Lägh dal Lunghin is a lake at an elevation of 2484 m, below the peak of Piz Lunghin, in the Graubünden, Switzerland. It is considered the source of the Inn River.... |
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Lai da Marmorera Lai da Marmorera Lai da Marmorera is a reservoir in the Grisons, Switzerland. It is part of the Parc Ela nature park.The lake with a surface area of 1.41 km² formed after the completion of the Marmorera dam in 1954 when the old village of Marmorera was flooded. The village was rebuilt above the lake.The lake is... |
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Lai da Nalps Lai da Nalps Lai da Nalps is a reservoir in the municipality of Tujetsch, Grisons, Switzerland. It has a capacity of 45 million m³ and a surface area of 0.91 km². The reservoir is connected to Lai da Sontga Maria and Lai da Curnera in neighboring valleys.... |
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Obersee Obersee (Arosa) Obersee or Oberer Arosasee is the lake in the center of Arosa, a resort in the Grisons, Switzerland. The lake has a surface area of at an elevation of 1734 m. Arosa's lower lake is at 1691 m.... |
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Lai da Ova Spin Lai da Ova Spin Lai da Ova Spin is a compensation reservoir on the Spöl river at Zernez, Grisons, Switzerland. Its volume is 7.4 mio m³ and surface area 0.34 km².The arch dam Ova Spin was completed in 1968 and has a height of 73 m.-External links:**... |
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Lai da Palpuogna Lai da Palpuogna Lai da Palpuogna is a mountain lake at Albula Pass in the municipality of Bergün, in the Grisons, Switzerland. In a 2007 television program of the Swiss channel SF 1, the lake was voted the most beautiful place in Switzerland.... |
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Lago Palü Lago Palü Lago Palü is a lake below Piz Palü in the Grisons, Switzerland. Water from Palü Glacier feeds into the lake. In 1926, a dam was built enabling use of the lake as a reservoir.... |
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Lag da Pigniu Lag da Pigniu Lag da Pigniu is a reservoir above Pigniu in the Grisons, Switzerland. The 53 m gravity dam was completed in 1989. It is operated by Kraftwerke Ilanz AG.-External links:*... |
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Lago di Poschiavo Lago di Poschiavo Lago di Poschiavo is a natural lake in the Poschiavo valley in the canton of Grisons, Switzerland. The lake with a volume of 120 mio m³ is used as a reservoir.... |
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Lai da Rims Lai da Rims Lai da Rims is a lake in Val Müstair, Grisons, Switzerland. The surface area of 0.17 km² has an elevation of 2396 m. It is not to be confused with Lais da Rims, a set of tarn lakes in the Sesvenna Range near S-charl.... |
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Lago di Saoseo Lago di Saoseo Lago di Saoseo is a lake in the Val di Campo, a valley in the Poschiavo region of the Grisons, Switzerland.... |
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Lake Sils Lake Sils Lake Sils is a lake in the Upper Engadine valley, Grisons, Switzerland. It takes its name from the village of Sils im Engadin.The wooded Chasté peninsula extends into the lake at its north-eastern end... |
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Lake Silvaplana Lake Silvaplana Lake Silvaplana is a lake in the Upper-Engadine valley of Grisons, Switzerland. It takes its name from the village of Silvaplana. The lake is also connected to the nearby Lej da Champfèr.... |
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Lai da Sontga Maria Lai da Sontga Maria Lai da Sontga Maria is a lake near the Lukmanier Pass in the municipality of Medel , Grisons, Switzerland. The reservoir has a surface area is 1.77 km². The arch dam Santa Maria was completed in 1968.... |
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Lake St. Moritz Lake St. Moritz Lake St. Moritz is a lake near St. Moritz, Switzerland. With a surface of 0.78 km², it is smaller than the main lakes of the Upper Engadin valley .... |
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Lej da Staz Lej da Staz Lej da Staz is a lake in the Engadin valley, Grisons, Switzerland. Close to Lake St. Moritz, it is surrounded by the forest of Staz .-External links:*... |
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Sufnersee Sufnersee Sufnersee is a reservoir between Splügen and Sufers on the Hinterrhein river in the Grisons, Switzerland. The dam Sufers was built 1962. The reservoir has a volume of 17.5 million m³ and its surface area is 0.90 km².... |
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Lai da Tarasp Lai da Tarasp Lai da Tarasp is a lake at Tarasp in the Grisons, Switzerland. Its surface area is 2 ha.... |
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Tomasee Tomasee Tomasee is a lake at the northern face of Piz Badus, above the village of Tschamut in Grisons, Switzerland... |
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Lej da la Tscheppa Lej da la Tscheppa Lej da la Tscheppa is a lake above Sils-Maria, in the Engadin valley of the Grisons, Switzerland. Its surface area is 7.96 ha at an elevation of 2616 m. It used to be fed by water from the Crasta-Tscheppa Glacier .... |
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Lej da Vadret Lej da Vadret Lej da Vadret is a lake below Roseg Glacier in the Grisons, Switzerland.... |
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Lago di Val Viola Lago di Val Viola Lago di Val Viola is a lake in the Grisons, Switzerland. The lake is locate near Lago di Saoseo, in the Poschiavo region.... |
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Zervreilasee Zervreilasee Zervreilasee is a reservoir near Vals in the canton of Grisons, Switzerland. The lake has a surface area of 1.61 km² and an elevation of 1,862 m. The maximum depth is 140 m.... |
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Etang de la Gruère Etang de la Gruère Etang de la Gruère is a small lake in the Jura range near Saignelégier, Canton of Jura, Switzerland. The lake and the surrounding bog is a nature preserve. The lake was formed in the 17th century, when a dam was built for a mill.-External links:... |
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Lake Baldegg Lake Baldegg Lake Baldegg is a lake in the Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. Its area is about 5.2 km² and its maximum depth is 66 m.-External links:* at Gelfingen... |
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Lake Hallwil Lake Hallwil Lake Hallwil is a lake in the Canton of Aargau, Switzerland, located at . It lies mostly in the districts of Lenzburg and Kulm on the southern edge of the canton. The southern tip of the lake reaches into the canton of Luzern.... |
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Lake Lucerne Lake Lucerne Lake Lucerne is a lake in central Switzerland and the fourth largest in the country.The lake has a complicated shape, with bends and arms reaching from the city of Lucerne into the mountains. It has a total area of 114 km² , an elevation of 434 m , and a maximum depth of 214 m . Its volume is 11.8... |
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Mauensee Mauensee Mauensee is a lake in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland, near the town Mauensee. Mauensee Castle is built on an islet in the 0.55 km² large lake. It was built in 1605 for the Pfyffer family.-External links:*... |
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Rotsee Rotsee The Rotsee is a natural rowing lake on the northern edge of Lucerne, Switzerland. It is 2,400 m long with virtually no current and protected from winds by nearby hills making it an ideal rowing venue.... |
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Lake Sempach Lake Sempach Lake Sempach is a lake in the Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. Its area is about 14.5 km² and its maximum depth is 87 m.-External links:* *http://www.sempachersee.ch Information about the municipalites on the lake* at Sempach... |
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Soppensee Soppensee Soppensee is a lake in Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. The surface area is 0.227 km². The lake and its surroundings are located in the municipalities of Buttisholz, Menznau and Ruswil.... |
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Tuetenseeli Tuetenseeli Tuetenseeli is a lake in Menznau, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. Its surface area is 2.15 ha. The lake and its surrounding bogs are a nature preserve.... |
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Lac des Brenets Lac des Brenets Lac des Brenets or Lac de Chaillexon is a lake on the Doubs River on the border of Switzerland and France.-External links:* at Les Brenets... |
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Lac de Moron Lac de Moron Lac de Moron is a lake formed by damming the Doubs River on the border of France and Switzerland. It can be reached from Les Planchettes or Les Brenets in the Canton of Neuchâtel and from Le Barboux in the Doubs department .... |
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Lake Neuchâtel Lake Neuchâtel Lake Neuchâtel is a lake in Romandy, Switzerland . The lake lies mainly in the canton of Neuchâtel, but is also shared by the cantons of Vaud, of Fribourg, and of Bern.... |
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Lac des Taillères Lac des Taillères Lac des Taillères is a lake in the la Brévine valley in the Canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.45 km².... |
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Bannalpsee Bannalpsee Bannalpsee is a lake in Nidwalden, Switzerland. Its surface area is 16 ha. The construction of the reservoir was decided in 1934 and completed in 1937. The reservoir is operated by Elektrizitätswerk Nidwalden.-External links:**Fabienne Künzli:... |
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Lake Lucerne Lake Lucerne Lake Lucerne is a lake in central Switzerland and the fourth largest in the country.The lake has a complicated shape, with bends and arms reaching from the city of Lucerne into the mountains. It has a total area of 114 km² , an elevation of 434 m , and a maximum depth of 214 m . Its volume is 11.8... |
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Lake Lucerne Lake Lucerne Lake Lucerne is a lake in central Switzerland and the fourth largest in the country.The lake has a complicated shape, with bends and arms reaching from the city of Lucerne into the mountains. It has a total area of 114 km² , an elevation of 434 m , and a maximum depth of 214 m . Its volume is 11.8... |
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Lungerersee Lungerersee The Lungerersee is a small natural lake in Obwalden, Switzerland which is named after the town Lungern on its shore. It is used as reservoir.... |
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Melchsee Melchsee Melchsee is a lake in the canton of Obwalden, Switzerland. It lends it name to the resort Melchsee-Frutt, in the municipality of Kerns. At an elevation of 1891 m, its surface area is 0.54 km².... |
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Tannensee Tannensee Tannensee is a reservoir in Obwalden, Switzerland. In 1958, Tannenbach and few other creeks were dammed with an earth-fill dam. The lake has a volume of 3.8 mio m³ and its surface area is 0.33 km². The reservoir is used to generate electricity at Kraftwerk Hugschwendi in Kerns.-External links:**... |
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Trübsee Trübsee Trübsee is a mountain lake in Switzerland, at the foot of the Titlis. Trübsee is above Engelberg, reacheable from this town by cable car or after rather long walking uphill.... |
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Wichelsee Wichelsee Wichelsee is a lake in Obwalden, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.22 km². The reservoir is located in the municipalities of Alpnach and Sarnen. It formed after the Sarner Aa was damed in 1955. The area around the lake was protected in 2005.... |
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Bettenauer Weiher Bettenauer Weiher Bettenauer Weiher is a lake between Jonschwil and Oberuzwil in the Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. The lake formed in the 15th century when a dam was built for a fish pond.... |
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Chapfensee Chapfensee Chapfensee is a lake at Mels, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. The area around the lake is a nature preserve.The reservoir was built in 1946/1947 and used to generate power at the plant Plons.-External links:* *... |
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Lake Constance Lake Constance Lake Constance is a lake on the Rhine at the northern foot of the Alps, and consists of three bodies of water: the Obersee , the Untersee , and a connecting stretch of the Rhine, called the Seerhein.The lake is situated in Germany, Switzerland and Austria near the Alps... |
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Gigerwaldsee Gigerwaldsee Gigerwaldsee is a lake in the municipality of Pfäfers, in the Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. The reservoir has a volume of 35.6 million m³ and a surface area of 0.71 km².The arch dam Gigerwald was completed in 1976. It has a height of 147 m.... |
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Gübsensee Gübsensee Gübsensee is a reservoir near the city of St. Gallen, Switzerland. Its dams were built between 1898 and 1900, the first hydroelectric reservoir in Switzerland. Kraftwerk Kubel has generated electrical power there since 1900.... |
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Stausee Mapragg Stausee Mapragg Stausee Mapragg is located at Pfäfers in the Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. Its surface area is 26 ha. The reservoir and Gigerwaldsee are operated by Kraftwerke Sarganserwald for pumped-storage hydroelectricity.... |
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Murgseen Murgseen Murgseen are a group of lakes in Murgtal in the Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. The three lakes are drained by Murgbach, which empties into Lake Walen at Murg in the municipality of Quarten.The three lakes are:... |
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Oberer Murgsee Oberer Murgsee Oberer Murgsee is a lake in the Murg valley , in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. It is the highest of the three Murgseen.The lake is drained by the Murgbach which empties into Lake Walen at Murg .... |
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Voralpsee Voralpsee Voralpsee is a lake above Grabs in the Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland.... |
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Lake Walen Lake Walen Walensee is one of the larger lakes in Switzerland, for about 2/3 of its surface in the Canton of St. Gallen and for 1/3 in the Canton of Glarus. It is also known as Lake Walen or Lake Walenstadt, after Walenstadt. Other towns and villages at the lake include: Weesen, Quinten, Quarten, and Murg.The... |
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Werdenbergersee Werdenbergersee Werdenbergersee is a small lake in Buchs, below the town of Werdenberg, in the municipality of Grabs, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland.... |
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Lake Zurich Lake Zurich Lake Zurich is a lake in Switzerland, extending southeast of the city of Zurich. It is also known as Lake Zürich and Lake of Zürich. It lies approximately at co-ordinates .... |
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Baslerweiher Baslerweiher Baslerweiher is an artificial pond in Seewen, Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. Its dam was built in 1870 to supply water to Basel.-External links:* Tourism information... |
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Bellacher Weiher Bellacher Weiher Bellacher Weiher is a small lake at Bellach in the Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. Its surface area is 3.3 ha. The pond was formed in 1548. Lake and surroundings are a nature preserve.... |
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Burgäschisee Burgäschisee Burgäschisee is a lake near Aeschi in Switzerland, on the border of the cantons of Berne and Solothurn. The lake has a surface of 21 ha and a maximum depth of 36 m.In 1941 and 1943, the waterlevel was lowered by 2 m. The current surface elevation is 465 m.... |
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Inkwilersee Inkwilersee Inkwilersee is a small lake on the border of the municipalities of Inkwil, Canton of Berne, and Bolken, Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.1016 km².-External links:* short introduction... |
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Glattalpsee Glattalpsee Glattalpsee is a lake on Glattalp, above Bisisthal, in the municipality of Muotathal, Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.39 km².... |
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Lake Lauerz Lake Lauerz Lake Lauerz is a lake in the Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. Its area is about 3 km² and its maximum depth is 13 m. There are two small islands in the lake .... |
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Lake Lucerne Lake Lucerne Lake Lucerne is a lake in central Switzerland and the fourth largest in the country.The lake has a complicated shape, with bends and arms reaching from the city of Lucerne into the mountains. It has a total area of 114 km² , an elevation of 434 m , and a maximum depth of 214 m . Its volume is 11.8... |
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Sihlsee Sihlsee The Sihlsee is an artificial lake near Einsiedeln in the Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland.- Geography :... |
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Wägitalersee Wägitalersee Wägitalersee is an artificial lake in Wägital, a valley in the canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. The lake is surrounded by the mountains Gross Aubrig, Fluebrig, Zindlenspitz, Brünnelistock and Bockmattli. The reservoir is located in the municipalitiy of Innerthal.... |
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Lake Zurich Lake Zurich Lake Zurich is a lake in Switzerland, extending southeast of the city of Zurich. It is also known as Lake Zürich and Lake of Zürich. It lies approximately at co-ordinates .... |
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Bichelsee Bichelsee (lake) Bichelsee is a lake in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland. The village of Bichelsee in the municipality Bichelsee-Balterswil is named after the lake. Of the surface of 0.092 km², 5/6 are located in the canton of Thurgau, the reminder in the canton of Zurich.... |
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Bommer Weiher Bommer Weiher Bommer Weiher is a lake near Alterswilen in the municipality of Kemmental, Canton of Thurgau, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.15 km².... |
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Lake Constance Lake Constance Lake Constance is a lake on the Rhine at the northern foot of the Alps, and consists of three bodies of water: the Obersee , the Untersee , and a connecting stretch of the Rhine, called the Seerhein.The lake is situated in Germany, Switzerland and Austria near the Alps... |
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Hasensee Hasensee Hasensee is a lake in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland. It is located in the same valley as Nussbaumersee and Hüttwilersee. Its surface area is 0.11 km² and the surface elevation is 434.16 m, after being lowered by 1.5 m in World War II.... |
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Hüttwilersee Hüttwilersee Hüttwilersee is a lake in the Canton of Thurgau, Switzerland. It is located near two other lakes, Nussbaumersee and Hasensee, on the border of the municipalities of Hüttwilen und Uesslingen-Buch.- External links :*... |
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Nussbaumersee Nussbaumersee Nussbaumersee is a small lake between Nussbaumen and Uerschhausen, both in the municipality of Hüttwilen in the Canton of Thurgau, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.252 km². Hüttwilersee and Hasensee are located in the same valley.... |
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Lago d'Alzasca Lago d'Alzasca Lago d'Alzasca is a lake in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.1 km².... |
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Lake Cadagno Lake Cadagno Lake Cadagno is a meromictic lake in the Piora valley , Switzerland. As one of a few meromictic lakes in Europe, it is the object of numerous scientific studies... |
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Lago dei Cavagnöö Lago dei Cavagnöö Lago dei Cavagnöö is a lake in the municipality of Bignasco, Ticino, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.46 km².The arch dam Cavagnoli has a height 111 m. It was completed in 1968.... |
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Lake Cristallina Lake Cristallina Lake Cristallina is a lake in the canton Ticino, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.75 ha.... |
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Lago della Crosa Lago della Crosa Lago della Crosa or rather Laghi della Crosa are a pair of lakes in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. The upper Lago della Crosa, located at an elevation of 2153 m, has a surface area of 0.17 km². The lower lake, at an elevation of 2116 m, has an area of 7 ha.... |
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Lago di Lucendro Lago di Lucendro Lago di Lucendo is a reservoir at the St. Gotthard Pass in the municipality of Airolo of the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. The dam Lucendro with a height of 73 m was completed in 1947.... |
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Lake Lugano Lake Lugano Lake Lugano is a glacial lake in the south-east of Switzerland, at the border between Switzerland and Italy. The lake, named after the city of Lugano, is situated between Lake Como and Lago Maggiore... |
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Lago di Luzzone Lago di Luzzone Lago di Luzzone is a lake in Ticino, Switzerland. The reservoir has a volume of 108 million m³ and a surface area of 1.27 km². It is located in the upper Blenio valley, on the territory of the municipalities of Ghirone and Aquila.... |
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Lake Maggiore Lake Maggiore Lake Maggiore is a large lake located on the south side of the Alps. It is the second largest of Italy and largest of southern Switzerland. Lake Maggiore is the most westerly of the three great prealpine lakes of Italy, it extends for about 70 km between Locarno and Arona.The climate is mild... |
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Lago di Morghirolo Lago di Morghirolo Lago di Morghirolo is a lake in Ticino, Switzerland. Its surface area is 9.25 ha.The lake can be reached by foot from Dalpe or Polpiano.-External links:*... |
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Lago di Muzzano Lago di Muzzano Lago di Muzzano is a lake in Ticino, Switzerland. It is bordered by the municipalities of Sorengo, Muzzano and Collina d'Oro. Its surface area is 0.23 km². It drains into Lake Lugano.... |
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Lago del Narèt Lago del Narèt Lago del Narèt is a lake in Val Sambuco, Ticino, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.86 km². It is located in the municipality of Lavizzara. The closest locality is Fusio.-External links:*... |
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Lago Nero Lago Nero (Ticino) Lago Nero is a lake in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.14 km².... |
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Lago d'Origlio Lago d'Origlio Lago d'Origlio is a lake in the municipality of Origlio, in Ticino, Switzerland.... |
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Lago di Palagnedra Lago di Palagnedra Lago di Palagnedra is a lake at Palagnedra, Ticino, Switzerland. The reservoir has a volume of 4.26 mio m³ and a surface area of 0.25 km². The dam on the Melezza river was completed in 1952. Its height is 72 m.-External links:*... |
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Lago Retico Lago Retico Lago Retico is a lake in the canton Ticino, Switzerland. Its surface area is 8.5 ha.... |
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Lago Ritom Lago Ritom Lago Ritom is a small lake in the Piora valley, Ticino, Switzerland. The natural lake is used as a reservoir by the Swiss Federal Railways to generate hydro-electric power for the Gotthard line. The first dam was built in 1918 and, in 1950, its height was increased by 23 m.The lake can be reached... |
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Lago di Robièi Lago di Robièi Lago di Robièi is a lake in Ticino, Switzerland. The reservoir has a volume of 6.7 million m³ and a surface area of 0.24 km². It is located at an elevation of 1940 m near Lago dei Cavagnöö and Lago del Zött.... |
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Lago del Sambuco Lago del Sambuco Lago del Sambuco is a reservoir above Fusio, in the municipality of Lavizzara, Ticino, Switzerland. Its surface area is 1.11 km². The dam of Sambuco on the Maggia River was completed in 1956. Its maximum height is 130 m and length 363 m.... |
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Lago della Sella Lago della Sella Lago della Sella is a reservoir near St. Gotthard Pass in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. The gravity dam with a height of 36 m was completed in 1947.The dam was planned and built under control of the Swiss engineer Fritz Gigax.... |
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Lago Sfundau Lago Sfundau Lago Sfundau is a lake in Ticino, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.129 km².... |
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Lago di Tom Lago di Tom Lago di Tom is a lake in the Piora Valley, in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.13 km².... |
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Lago Tremorgio Lago Tremorgio Lago Tremorgio is a mountain lake above Rodi-Fiesso in the municipality of Prato Leventina in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.39 km².The lake can be reached by aerial cable-car from Rodi.-External links:* visitor information*... |
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Lago di Vogorno Lago di Vogorno Lago di Vogorno is a lake near Tenero, in Ticino, Switzerland. The reservoir on the Verzasca river is formed by the Verzasca Dam, built 1961-1965. The water surface area is 1.68 km².... |
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Lago del Zött Lago del Zött Lago del Zött is a reservoir in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland, with a surface area of 0.13 km². Its 36 m arch dam was completed in 1967 and holds a volume of 1.65 mio m³.-External links:*... |
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Alplersee Alplersee Alplersee is a lake on the slopes of the Rophaien mountain near Riemenstalden and Sisikon in the Canton of Uri, Switzerland.There is another lake in the canton of Uri with the same name near Unterschächen.-External links:*... |
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Arnisee Arnisee Arnisee is a lake in the Canton of Uri, Switzerland. The reservoir can be reached by gondola lift from Amsteg and Intschi.... |
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Göscheneralpsee Göscheneralpsee Göscheneralpsee is a lake in the municipality of Göschenen, Canton of Uri, Switzerland. The volume of the reservoir is 76 mio m³ and its surface area 1.32 km².-External links:*... |
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Lake Lucerne Lake Lucerne Lake Lucerne is a lake in central Switzerland and the fourth largest in the country.The lake has a complicated shape, with bends and arms reaching from the city of Lucerne into the mountains. It has a total area of 114 km² , an elevation of 434 m , and a maximum depth of 214 m . Its volume is 11.8... |
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Oberalpsee Oberalpsee Oberalpsee is a lake just below Oberalp Pass on the side of the Canton of Uri in Switzerland.... |
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Seeli Seeli (Seelisberg) Seeli or Seelisbergsee is the lake on Seelisberg in Uri, Switzerland, that gives the place its name. Its surface area is 0.18 km².... |
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Seewlisee Seewlisee Seewlisee is a lake in Uri, Switzerland at an elevation of 2028 m. Its surface area is 9 ha.The lake can be reached by foot in 2-3 hours from the cable car Silenen-Chilcherbergen.-External links:* * profile... |
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Spilauersee Spilauersee Spilauersee is a lake in the Canton of Uri, Switzerland, below Rossstock. The lake can be reached by foot in half an hour from the Chäppeliberg–Lidernen aerial tramway.... |
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Lac Brenet Lac Brenet Lac Brenet is a lake in the Vallée de Joux, canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It is located north of the Lac de Joux, only 200 meters away. Its elevation of 1002 meters is 2 meters below that of Lac de Joux.... |
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Lac de Bret Lac de Bret Lac de Bret is a lake in the municipality of Puidoux, in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It is located north of Lake Geneva. The natural lake is used as a drinking water reservoir for the city of Lausanne. The first dam was built 1875 to supply water for the Lausanne-Ouchy funicular.-External... |
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Lac des Chavonnes Lac des Chavonnes Lac des Chavonnes is a lake in the municipality of Ormont-Dessous, above Villars-sur-Ollon, Vaud, Switzerland. Its surface area is 5 ha.-External links:*... |
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Lake Geneva Lake Geneva Lake Geneva or Lake Léman is a lake in Switzerland and France. It is one of the largest lakes in Western Europe. 59.53 % of it comes under the jurisdiction of Switzerland , and 40.47 % under France... |
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Lac de l'Hongrin Lac de l'Hongrin Lac de l'Hongrin is a lake in Vaud, Switzerland. The reservoir with a surface area of 1.60 km² is located in the municipalities of Château-d'Œx and Ormont-Dessous. The two arch dams Hongrin Nord and Hongrin Sud were completed in 1969.... |
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Lac de Joux Lac de Joux Lac de Joux is a lake in the Vallée de Joux in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland.-External links:* at Le Pont... |
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Lac Lioson Lac Lioson Lac Lioson is a lake in the municipality of Ormont-Dessous, near Les Mosses, in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. Its surface area is 7 ha.The lake is used for fishing and ice diving.... |
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Lake Murten Lake Murten Lake Morat is a lake located in the cantons of Fribourg and Vaud in the west of Switzerland. It is named after the small town of Murten/Morat on its southern shore... |
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Lac de Sauvabelin Lac de Sauvabelin Lac de Sauvabelin is an artificial lake in the Sauvabelin forest, above Lausanne, Switzerland.The city of Lausanne authorized the construction of the lake in 1888.-External links: * *... |
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Lac du Vernex Lac du Vernex Lac du Vernex is a reservoir on the Saane/Sarine river at Rossinière, in the Pays d'Enhaut of the canton of Vaud, Switzerland.-External links:*... |
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Lac des Audannes Lac des Audannes Lac des Audannes is a lake in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland.... |
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Bortelsee Bortelsee Bortelsee is a reservoir in the municipality of Brig in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Its dam was built in 1989.-External links:**... |
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Lac de Champex Lac de Champex Lac de Champex is a lake in Valais, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.11 km². On the shores lies the village of Champex.... |
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Lac de Cleuson Lac de Cleuson Lac de Cleuson is a reservoir in the municipality of Nendaz, Valais, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.51 km². Water from the reservoir is often pumped into the Grande Dixence Dam's reservoir, Lac des Dix, for use in hydroelectricity production.... |
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Daubensee Daubensee Daubensee is a lake at Gemmi Pass in Valais, Switzerland. It has a surface area of 0.69 km².... |
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Lac de Derborence Lac de Derborence Lac de Derborence is a mountain lake in the municipality of Conthey, Valais, Switzerland, located near the hamlet of Derborence. It was formed after rockfalls on 24 September 1714 and 23 June 1749. In 1749, an estimated 50 mio m³ of rocks blocked the course of the Derbonne river and lead to the... |
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Lac des Dix Grande Dixence Dam The Grande Dixence Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Dixence River at the head of the Val d'Hérens in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. At high, it is the tallest gravity dam in the world and is part of the Cleuson-Dixence Complex... |
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Lac d'Emosson Lac d'Emosson Lac d'Emosson is a reservoir in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is located in the municipalities of Salvan and Finhaut. The closest major city in Switzerland is Martigny. The lake has a surface area of 3.27 km² and an elevation of 1,930 m. The maximum depth is 161 m.The first dam of Emosson... |
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Stausee Ferden Stausee Ferden Stausee Ferden is a reservoir on the Lonza river at Ferden, Valais, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.106 km².... |
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Lac de Fully Lac de Fully Lac de Fully is a reservoir in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. The lake's surface area is 0.21 km².-External links:* profile... |
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Gebidumsee Gebidumsee Gebidumsee is a lake near Gebidum Pass in the municipality of Visperterminen, Valais, Switzerland.It is not to be confused with the Stausee Gibidum, a reservoir.... |
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Geisspfadsee Geisspfadsee Geisspfadsee is a lake in Valais, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.18 km². The lake is located in the municipality of Binn, at an elevation of 2439 m. It drains into Züesee . The nearby border to Italy can be crossed at two mountain passes: Geisspfadpass and Grampielpass .... |
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Lake Geneva Lake Geneva Lake Geneva or Lake Léman is a lake in Switzerland and France. It is one of the largest lakes in Western Europe. 59.53 % of it comes under the jurisdiction of Switzerland , and 40.47 % under France... |
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Griessee Griessee Griessee is a lake in Valais, Switzerland. The reservoir is located in the municipality of Ulrichen and can be reached by road from Nufenen Pass. The lake is fed by the Gries Glacier. Its surface area is 55.5 ha.The gravity dam Gries was built in 1965.... |
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Lac d'Icogne Lac d'Icogne Lac d'Icogne is a reservoir in the municipality of Lens near the village of Crans-sur-Sierre in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. The lake has a volume of 0.04 million m³ and a surface area of 7 ha.... |
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Illsee Illsee Illsee is a natural lake used as a reservoir above Sierre, in the Valais, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.21 km².... |
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Lac de Louvie Lac de Louvie Lac de Louvie is a lake above Fionnay in the canton of Valais, Switzerland.... |
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Märjelensee Märjelensee Märjelensee is a lake in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It formed on the eastern side of the Aletsch Glacier in the 19th century.... |
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Mattmarksee Mattmarksee Mattmarksee is a reservoir in the Saas Valley of the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. The Mattmark dam was built from 1960-1965. The lake's surface area is 1.76 km².-External links:* *... |
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Lac de Mauvoisin Lac de Mauvoisin Lac de Mauvoisin is a lake in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. The reservoir is formed by the Mauvoisin Dam, which is 250 m high. The dam is currently the 13th highest in the world, and the third highest arch dam. It was built in 1951–1957, and raised by 13.5 m in 1991. The reservoir lies... |
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Lac de Moiry Lac de Moiry thumb|left|Map of the lakeLac de Moiry is a reservoir in the municipality of Grimentz, Switzerland. The lake has a surface area of 1.40 km² and an elevation of 2,249 m. The maximum depth is 120 m.The dam is 148 m high and was completed in 1958.... |
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Lac du Mont d'Orge Lac du Mont d'Orge Lac du Mont d'Orge is a small lake above Sion, Valais, Switzerland.-External links:* *... |
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Lac de Morgins Lac de Morgins Lac de Morgins is a lake in Valais, Switzerland. Its located at Morgins , near the Pas de Morgins, the pass into France.... |
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Lac de Sanetsch Lac de Sanetsch Lac de Sanetsch is a reservoir below Sanetsch Pass in Valais, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.29 km². The Sanetsch dam was built in 1965. The gravity dam has a height of 42 m.-External links:*... |
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Lac de Taney Lac de Taney Lac de Taney is a lake in Valais, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.17 km². It can be reached from Vouvry by crossing the Col de Tanay.... |
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Totensee Totensee Totensee is a small natural lake at the Grimsel Pass in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is used as a reservoir and drained into Grimselsee.In November 2006, the lake's entire trout population died, possibly due to algae.... |
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Lac des Toules Lac des Toules Lac des Toules is a reservoir in Valais, Switzerland, at Bourg-Saint-Pierre. Its surface area is 0.61 km².The dam Les Toules was completed in 1963.... |
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Lac de Tseuzier Lac de Tseuzier Lac de Tseuzier is an artificial lake in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is located in the municipalities of Ayent and Icogne. The reservoir has a volume of 51 mio m³ and a surface area of 0.85 km². It was formed by the dams of Zeuzier and Proz-Riond built in 1957.-External links:***... |
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Lac du Vieux Emosson Lac du Vieux Emosson Lac du Vieux Emosson is a reservoir in Valais, Switzerland, in the municipality of Finhaut at an elevation of 2205 m. The lake drains into the reservoir Lac d'Emosson, 300 m below.The arch dam Vieux Emosson was completed in 1955.... |
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Ägerisee Ägerisee Ägerisee is a glacial lake in the Canton of Zug, Switzerland. The two municipalities along its shore are Oberägeri and Unterägeri. The main tributary is the Hüribach; the Lorze river drains the Ägerisee... |
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Wilersee Wilersee Wilersee is a lake in Canton of Zug, Switzerland. Its surface area is 3 ha.... |
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Bichelsee Bichelsee (lake) Bichelsee is a lake in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland. The village of Bichelsee in the municipality Bichelsee-Balterswil is named after the lake. Of the surface of 0.092 km², 5/6 are located in the canton of Thurgau, the reminder in the canton of Zurich.... |
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Egelsee Egelsee (Bubikon) Egelsee is a lake in the municipality of Bubikon in the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland. Its surface area is 4.3 ha.-External links:*... |
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Greifensee Greifensee Greifensee is a small lake in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.- Geography :Lake Greifen is located to the northeast of the city of Zurich, separated by the Pfannenstiel from Lake Zürich... |
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Husemersee Husemersee Husemersee is a lake at Ossingen in the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland. Its surface area is 8 ha.-External links: water quality*... |
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Hüttnersee Hüttnersee Hüttnersee is a small lake at Hütten in the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland. The northern shore is located in Samstagern, a village in the municipality of Richterswil. Its surface area is 0.165 km².... |
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Katzensee Katzensee Katzensee is a lake on the border of the city of Zurich and Regensdorf in the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.36 km².... |
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Lützelsee Lützelsee Lützelsee is a lake north of Hombrechtikon, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.13 km².-External links:* website about the lake... |
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Mettmenhaslisee Mettmenhaslisee Mettmenhaslisee is a lake located between Niederhasli und Mettmenhasli in the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland. Its surface area is 2.5 ha.... |
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Pfäffikersee Pfäffikersee Pfäffikersee is a lake in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland, near the town of Pfäffikon. It is 2.5 km long and 1.3 km wide at the middle. The lake was created in the last ice age when a moraine blocked off the ability for the lake to empty north towards Winterthur... |
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Seeweidsee Seeweidsee Seeweidsee is a lake in the municipality of Hombrechtikon, in the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland. Its surface area is 1.2 ha.... |
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Sternenweiher Sternenweiher Sternenweiher is a lake in the municipality of Richterswil, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland. Its surface area is 2.7 ha.... |
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Teufenbachweiher Teufenbachweiher Teufenbachweiher is a reservoir in the municipality of Schönenberg, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland. Its surface area is 4.2 ha.-External links:*... |
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Türlersee Türlersee Türlersee is a lake in the district of Affoltern, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland. It lies on the border of the municipalities of Aeugst and Hausen am Albis at an elevation of 643 m. The lake has an area of 0.49 km² .... |
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Lake Zurich Lake Zurich Lake Zurich is a lake in Switzerland, extending southeast of the city of Zurich. It is also known as Lake Zürich and Lake of Zürich. It lies approximately at co-ordinates .... |
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See also
- List of lakes in Switzerland
- List of lakes with a dam in Switzerland
- List of rivers of Switzerland
- List of islands of Switzerland