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There are several thousand lakes in Switzerland, with estimations up to 7000, [1] although those include very small water bodies, traditionally referred to as "lakes". [Nb 3] On this list, only the 103 largest lakes, which are over 30 hectares in area, are included. Among these, 58 are over 1.0 km 2, 17 are over 10 km 2, and just five are over ...
The Alpine lake of Oeschinen, overlooked by the Blüemlisalp and the Doldenhorn. This is a list of high-altitude lakes of Switzerland.It includes all significant lakes located either entirely or partly in Switzerland, both natural and artificial, with an area of at least 4 ha (9.9 acres) and a location at over 800 m (2,600 ft) above sea level.
in Category:Lakes of Switzerland by canton. It should hold all the pages in the canton-level categories (apart from reservoirs), and may hold other pages such as lists. It should hold all the pages in the canton-level categories (apart from reservoirs), and may hold other pages such as lists.
Dammed lakes with their location, volume, area and depth, as well as information on the relevant dam(s) Name of lake Canton Volume in million m³ Surface elevation (m) Surface area in km 2 Maximal depth (m) Name of dam Type of dam Year of construction Height of dam (m) Lac des Dix: Valais: 401: 2365 3.65 227: Grande Dixence: Gravity 1961 285 ...
Map of Switzerland showing major lakes and rivers. The following is a list of rivers of Switzerland (and tributaries thereof). Included rivers flow either entirely or partly through Switzerland or along its international borders. Swiss rivers belong to five drainage basins, i.e. of the Rhine, the Rhône, the Po, the Danube or the Adige. Of ...
It is one of the largest lakes in Western Europe and the largest on the course of the Rhône. Sixty percent (345.31 km 2 or 133.32 sq mi) of the lake belongs to Switzerland (the cantons of Vaud , Geneva and Valais ) and forty percent (234.71 km 2 or 90.62 sq mi) to France (the department of Haute-Savoie ).
Switzerland is offering a cash prize for solutions to remove munitions from its lakes. The ammo was dumped in lakes between 1918 and 1964 as the Swiss military believed it to be safe.
Lac des Brenets (Swiss name) or Lac de Chaillexon (French name) Switzerland/ France: Lake Constance Switzerland/ Germany/ Austria: Cuciurgan Reservoir (artificial lake) Moldova/ Ukraine: Doiran Lake or Doiran Lake (Macedonian: Дојранско Езеро, Dojransko Ezero; Greek: Λίμνη Δοϊράνη, Límni Dhoïráni)