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The 17 cantons in which Switzerland's commercially fished lakes lie used powers delegated to them under the 1815 Federal Treaty to begin regulating fishing. As Switzerland began organizing itself into a modern federal state in the middle of the 19th century, the cantons further reasserted control over the lakes. [8] [2] [j]
The lake drains its water into the Reuss in Lucerne from its arm called Luzernersee (which literally translates as Lake of Lucerne). The entire lake has a total area of 114 km 2 (44 sq mi) at an elevation of 434 m (1,424 ft) a.s.l., and a maximum depth of 214 m (702 ft).
This article contains a sortable table listing all major lakes of Switzerland. The table includes all still water bodies located either entirely or partly in Switzerland , both natural and artificial, that have a surface area of at least 30 hectares (74 acres), regardless of water volume, maximum depth or other metric.
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 (17 acres). Its surface area is 7 ha (17 acres). The lake is used for fishing and ice diving .
The Melide causeway separates the northern (27.5 km 2; 10.6 sq mi) and southern (21.4 km 2; 8.3 sq mi) basins, although a bridge in the causeway permits water flow and navigation. The lake retention time is an average of 8.2 years; that of the northern basin (11.9 years) is considerably higher than the southern one (2.3 years).
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.
Lake Walen, also known as Lake Walenstadt or Walensee (German pronunciation: [ˈvaːln̩ˌzeː] ⓘ), is one of the larger lakes in Switzerland.Located in the east of the country, about two thirds of its area are in the canton of St. Gallen and about one third in the canton of Glarus.
Lake Silvaplana (German: Silvaplanersee; Romansh: Lej da Silvaplauna) 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. Together with its larger neighbour, Lake Sils, it is among the largest lakes of the Grisons.