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Lake Geneva is the largest body of water in Switzerland, and greatly exceeds in size all others that are connected with the main valleys of the Alps. It is in the shape of a crescent, with the horns pointing south, the northern shore being 95 km (59 mi) and the southern shore 72 km (45 mi) in length.
Four of the City of Lake Geneva's beaches remain closed due to blue-green algae, a bloom that can produce toxins that can make humans and animals sick, or even cause them to die in some cases.
The two most extensive, Lake Geneva and Lake Constance, are amongst the largest in Europe and mark the border of the Swiss Plateau, along with the Alps and the Jura Mountains. The largest wholly Swiss lake is Lake Neuchâtel. The remaining lakes over 100 km 2 (39 sq mi) are Lake Maggiore and Lake Lucerne. In total 103 lakes exist that are more ...
Rhone Glacier at Gletsch in 1900. Rhone watershed upstream from Lake Geneva. The Rhône rises in the St. Gotthard massif in the Swiss Alps. [1] It is formed by the melting of the Rhône glacier, and flows through the long valley of the same name through the canton of Valais, marking the border with the canton of Vaud in the Chablais region before joining Lake Geneva in the commune of Port ...
The Vineyard Terraces at Lavaux stretch for about 30 km (19 mi) along the south-facing northern shores of Lake Geneva from Chillon Castle to the eastern outskirts of Lausanne. They date back to the 11th century, when the area was controlled by Benedictine and Cistercian monasteries. Wine has been important for the local economy throughout ...
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.
Large quantities of water are present in the basement of Switzerland, and form a vast network linked to the geological structures. The underground lake of Saint-Léonard , located in Valais, with its 300 m long and 25 m wide is a notable example.
Lake Geneva (Lac Léman), the largest in western Europe with 582 km 2 (225 sq mi), partly in France, partly in Switzerland, is listed in Haute-Savoie for its French part. Mountain lakes [ edit ]
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