Monday, January 30, 2017

LAKES IN SWITZERLAND

LAKES IN SWITZERLAND 

Lakes:

Switzerland hosts many lakes, from the large Lake Geneva to hundreds of tiny little lakes in the mountains. There are also many dammed-up lakes, mainly to drive water turbines of power plants.

The largest lakes:

NameCanton(s)SizeAverage elevation
of the surface
Max. depth
Lac Léman (Lake Geneva)GEVDVS & France584 km²372 m310 m
BodenseeSGTG, Austria & Germany539 km²396 m252 m
NeuenburgerseeBEFRNE & VD218 km²429 m153 m
Lago MaggioreTI & Italy212 km²193 m372 m
Vierwaldstätter SeeLUNWOWSZ & UR114 km²434 m214 m
ZürichseeSGSZ & ZH88 km²406 m143 m
LuganerseeTI & Italy49 km²270 m288 m
ThunerseeBE48 km²558 m215 m
BielerseeBENE40 km²429 m74 m
ZugerseeLUSZ & ZG38 km²414 m97 m
BrienzerseeBE30 km²564 m260 m
WalenseeGL & SG24 km²419 m144 m
MurtenseeFR & VD23 km²429 m45 m

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