Lake Lungern

Lake Lungern (German: Lungerersee, also spelled Lungernsee or Lungerensee) is a natural lake in Obwalden, Switzerland which is named after the town Lungern on its shore. The lake is drained by the Sarner Aa river, which flows through the Sarnersee and into Lake Lucerne.[1]

Lake Lungern
Lungerersee
Lungernsee
Lac de Lungern
Lake Lungern
Lungerersee
Lungernsee
Lac de Lungern
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LocationObwalden
Coordinates46°48′9″N 8°9′48″E
Primary inflowsLauibach, Eibach
Primary outflowsSarner Aa
Basin countriesSwitzerland
Max. length2 km (1.2 mi)
Max. width200–800 m (660–2,620 ft)
Surface area2.01 km2 (0.78 sq mi)
Max. depth68 m (223 ft)
Surface elevation688 m (2,257 ft)
SettlementsLungern

The lake was originally much larger, and covered a large part of the valley it is situated in. Starting in 1836, its level was lowered by 36 metres through an artificial drainage tunnel of 380 m length.[2] It is used as a reservoir.

See also

References

  1. map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
  2. Brockhaus' Konversations-Lexikon. 14th ed., Leipzig, Berlin and Vienna 1894; Vol. 11, p. 385


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