Greifensee
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| Greifensee | |
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| Primary sources | Aa, Aabach |
| Primary outflows | Glatt |
| Catchment area | 160 km² |
| Basin countries | Switzerland |
| Max length | 6 km |
| Max width | 1.6 km |
| Surface area | 8.45 km² |
| Average depth | 18 m |
| Max depth | 32 m |
| Water volume | 0.148 km³ |
| Residence time (of lake water) | 420 days |
| Surface elevation | 435 m |
| Settlements | Maur, Niederuster, Fällanden, Mönchaltorf and the town Greifensee |
For the town, see Greifensee (town).
Greifensee is a small lake in Switzerland, 11 km to the northeast of Lake Zurich and the city of Zurich. As the second largest lake in the Canton of Zurich (Lake Zurich being the largest), it is about 6 km long and 1.6 km at the widest point, with a maximum depth of 32 m. The Aabach is the main supplying river. A ship connects small towns along the edge of the lake, Maur, Niederuster, Fällanden, Mönchaltorf and the town Greifensee. It is the scene of the Greifensee-Lauf, a semi-marathon around the lake held every year.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
- Schifffahrts-Genossenschaft Greifensee (German) Boat schedules
- Greifensee (lake) in German, French or Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Waterlevels of Greifensee at Greifensee
