Murgseen
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Murgseen are a group of lakes in Murgtal (Murg valley) 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:
Canton of St. Gallen
The Canton of St. Gallen is a canton of Switzerland. St. Gallen is located in the north east of Switzerland. It covers an area of 2,026 km², and has a population of . , the population included 97,461 foreigners, or about 20.9% of the total population. The capital is St. Gallen. Spelling...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. The three lakes are drained by Murgbach, which empties into 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...
at Murg in the municipality of Quarten.
The three lakes are:
- Oberer MurgseeOberer MurgseeOberer 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 ....
(or "Ober Murgsee", Upper lake) at an elevation of 1820 m; the largest, with a surface area of 20 ha - Mittlerer Murgsee (or "Mittlerer Murgsee") at 1808 m
- Unterer Murgsee (or "Unter Murgsee", Lower lake) at 1682 m