Obersee (Arosa)

Obersee ("upper lake") or Oberer Arosasee is the lake in the center of Arosa, a resort in the Grisons, Switzerland. The lake has a surface area of 7.1 ha (18 acres) at an elevation of 1734 m. Arosa's lower lake (Untersee) is at 1691 m.

Obersee
Obersee
LocationArosa, Grisons
Coordinates46°47′04″N 9°40′53″E
Typeoligotrophic, dimictic
Basin countriesSwitzerland
Max. length390 m (1,280 ft)
Max. width250 m (820 ft)
Surface area7.1 ha (18 acres)
Average depth7.3 m (24 ft)
Max. depth13 m (43 ft)
Water volume0.5 million cubic metres (410 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation1,734 m (5,689 ft)
Frozen5-6 months

See also

  • Winder, Monika (2002). "Zooplankton ecology in high-mountain lakes" (pdf). ETH Zurich.
  • Media related to Obersee at Wikimedia Commons


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