Tannensee

Tannensee is a reservoir in Obwalden, Switzerland. In 1958, Tannenbach and few other creeks were dammed with an earth-fill dam. The reservoir has a volume of 3.8 mio m³ and its surface area is 33 ha (82 acres). The reservoir is used to generate electricity at Kraftwerk Hugschwendi in Kerns.

Tannensee
Tannensee
LocationKerns, Obwalden
Coordinates46°46′25″N 8°18′22″E
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsTannenbach
Primary outflowsTannenbach
Catchment area1.3 km2 (0.50 sq mi)
Basin countriesSwitzerland
Surface area33 ha (82 acres)
Water volume3.8 million cubic metres (3,100 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation1,976 m (6,483 ft)

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