Lake Brienz
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| Lake Brienz Brienzersee |
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| Primary sources | Aare, Lütschine |
| Primary outflows | Aare |
| Catchment area | 1,127 km² |
| Basin countries | Switzerland |
| Max length | 14 km |
| Max width | 2.8 km |
| Surface area | 29.8 km² |
| Average depth | 173 m |
| Max depth | 261 m |
| Water volume | 5.17 km³ |
| Residence time (of lake water) | 2.69 years |
| Surface elevation | 564 m |
| Islands | Schnäggeninseli (islet) |
| Settlements | Brienz, Interlaken, Matten, Unterseen |
Lake Brienz (German: Brienzersee) is a lake just north of the Alps, in the Canton of Berne in Switzerland. The lake took its name from the village Brienz on its northern shore. Interlaken and the villages Matten and Unterseen lie to the south west of the lake. The shores are steep, and there is almost no shallow water in the entire lake.
The river Aar (German: Aare) enters and leaves the lake. When it leaves Lake Brienz, it soon joins Lake Thun.
The lake is poor in nutritients, and consequently fishing is not very important. Nevertheless, in 2001 10,000 kg fish were caught. There have been passenger ships on the lake since 1839. The ships are operated by BLS Lötschbergbahn, the local railway company. There are five passenger ships on the lake.
[edit] External links
- Lake Brienz Tourism Portal
- BLS Lakes Thun and Brienz Shipping Company
- Lake Brienz in German, French or Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Ökosystem Brienzersee (German) interdisciplinary study of the ecosystem
- Data on the lakes in the canton of Berne (German)
- Waterlevels at Ringgenberg from the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment
