Chapfensee

Chapfensee is a reservoir at Mels, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. The area around the reservoir is a nature preserve.

Chapfensee
Chapfensee
LocationMels, Canton of St. Gallen
Coordinates47°02′51″N 9°22′53″E
Typereservoir
Basin countriesSwitzerland
Surface area9 ha (22 acres)[1]
Water volume430,000 m3 (350 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation1,029 m (3,376 ft)

The reservoir was built in 1946/1947 and used to generate power at the plant Plons.

In Winter

See also

References

  1. Area retrieved from Google Earth (July 2013)


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