List of lakes in Switzerland
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[edit] Largest lakes in Switzerland
(Area larger than 20 km²)
- Lake Geneva (Lac Léman, Lac de Genève) - 581.3 km²
- Lake Constance (Bodensee) - 541.1 km²
- Lake Neuchâtel (Lac de Neuchâtel, Neuenburgersee) - 218.3 km²
- Lake Maggiore (Lago Maggiore) - 212.3 km²
- Lake Lucerne (Vierwaldstättersee) - 113.7 km²
- Lake Zurich (Zürichsee) - 90.1 km²
- Lake Lugano (Lago di Lugano, Ceresio) - 48.7 km²
- Lake Thun (Thunersee) - 48.4 km²
- Lake Biel (Lac de Bienne, Bielersee) - 39.6 km²
- Lake Zug (Zugersee) - 38.3 km²
- Lake Brienz (Brienzersee) - 29.8 km²
- Lake Walen (or Walensee, Lake Walenstadt) - 24.1 km²
- Lake Murten (Lac Morat, Murtensee) - 23.0 km²
[edit] Lakes larger than 2 km²
| Name | Local names | Sort | Canton(s), neighboring countries | Area in km² | Elevation m |
max. depth in meter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Geneva | Lac Léman, Lac de Genève | Geneva | Geneva, Vaud, Valais, France | 580.03 | 372.0 | 310 |
| Lake Constance | Bodensee | Constance | St. Gallen, Thurgau, Austria, Germany | 536.00 | 395.6 | 252 |
| Lake Neuchâtel | Lac de Neuchâtel, Neuenburgersee | Neuchâtel | Berne, Fribourg, Neuchâtel, Vaud | 215.20 | 429.4 | 153 |
| Lake Maggiore | Lago Maggiore | Maggiore | Ticino, Italy | 210.12 | 193.5 | 372 |
| Lake Lucerne | Vierwaldstättersee | Lucerne | Lucerne, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schwyz, Uri | 113.72 | 433.6 | 214 |
| Lake Zurich | Zürichsee | Zurich | St. Gallen, Schwyz, Zurich | 88.17 | 405.9 | 136 |
| Lake Lugano | Lago di Lugano | Lugano | Ticino, Italy | 48.67 | 270.5 | 288 |
| Lake Thun | Thunersee | Thun | Berne | 47.74 | 557.8 | 215 |
| Lake Biel | Lac de Bienne, Bielersee | Biel/Bienne | Berne, Neuchâtel | 39.51 | 429.1 | 74 |
| Lake Zug | Zugersee | Zug | Lucerne, Schwyz, Zug | 38.41 | 413.6 | 198 |
| Lake Brienz | Brienzersee | Brienz | Berne | 29.81 | 563.7 | 260 |
| Lake Walen | Walensee | Walen | Glarus, St. Gallen | 24.16 | 419.0 | 150 |
| Lake Murten | Murtensee, Lac de Morat | Murten | Fribourg, Vaud | 22.80 | 429.2 | 46 |
| Lake Sempach | Sempachersee | Sempach | Lucerne | 14.36 | 503.8 | 87 |
| Sihlsee | Sihlsee | Sihl | Schwyz | 10.72 | 889 | 23 |
| Lake Hallwil | Hallwilersee | Hallwil | Aargau, Lucerne | 10.21 | 448.7 | 47 |
| Lac de la Gruyère ↑ | Lac de la Gruyère | Gruyère | Fribourg | 9.60 | 677 | 75 |
| Lac de Joux and Lac Brenet * |
Lac de Joux and Lac Brenet |
Joux | Vaud | 9.56 | 1004 | 34 |
| Greifensee | Greifensee | Greifensee | Zurich | 8.17 | 435.1 | 34 |
| Lake Sarnen | Sarnersee | Sarnen | Obwalden | 7.38 | 468.4 | 52 |
| Ägerisee | Ägerisee | Aegeri | Zug | 7.25 | 723.9 | 82 |
| Lake Baldegg | Baldeggersee | Baldegg | Lucerne | 5.24 | 463.0 | 66 |
| Lago di Livigno ↑ | Lago di Livigno | Livignio | Italy, Grisons | 4.71 | 1805 | 119 |
| Schiffenensee ↑ | Schiffenensee, Lac de Schiffenen | Schiffenen | Fribourg | 4.25 | 532 | 38 |
| Wägitalersee ↑ | Wägitalersee | Waegital | Schwyz | 4.18 | 900 | 65 |
| Lago di Lei ↑ | Lago di Lei | Lei | Italy, Grisons | 4.12 | 1931 | 133 |
| Lake Sils | Silsersee, Lej da Segl | Sils | Grisons | 4.1 | 1797 | 71 |
| Lac des Dix ↑ | Lac des Dix | Dix | Valais | 3.65 | 2365 | 227 |
| Lake Wohlen ↑ | Wohlensee | Wohlen | Berne | 3.65 | 480 | 20 |
| Pfäffikersee | Pfäffikersee | Pfäffikersee | Zurich | 3.3 | 536 | 35 |
| Klöntalersee ↑ | Klöntalersee | Klöntalersee | Glarus | 3.29 | 847 | 47 |
| Lac d'Emosson ↑ | Lac d'Emosson | Emosson | Valais | 3.27 | 1930 | 161 |
| Lake Silvaplana | Silvaplanersee, Lej da Silvaplauna | Silvaplana | Grisons | 3.1 | 1790 | 77 |
| Lake Lauerz | Lauerzersee | Lauerz | Schwyz | 3.1 | 447 | 14 |
| Grimselsee ↑ | Grimselsee | Grimsel | Berne | 2.63 | 1908 | 100 |
| Lungerersee * | Lungerersee | Lungerersee | Obwalden | 2.01 | 688 | 68 |
| Lac de Mauvoisin ↑ | Lac de Mauvoisin | Mauvoisin | Valais | 2.08 | 1961 | 180 |
Notes:
- ↑ artificial lakes
- * natural lakes used as reservoirs
[edit] Other lakes
- Albigna lake near Vicosoprano, Grisons
- Bachalpsee above Grindelwald, Canton of Berne
- Blausee above Kandergrund, Canton of Berne
- Burgäschisee near Aeschi
- Lac de Derborence in the municipality of Conthey, Valais
- Egelsee is the name of a several small lakes and ponds, e.g. at Berne, Bergdietikon, Bubikon.
- Fälensee, Appenzell Innerrhoden
- Klingnauersee, near Böttstein, Aargau
- Oeschinensee
- Lago di Poschiavo at Poschiavo, Grisons
- Rotsee near Lucerne
- Lake St. Moritz, Grisons
- Sämtisersee, Appenzell Innerrhoden
- Seealpsee, Appenzell Innerrhoden
- Totensee, near Grimsel Pass, Valais
- Trübsee, near Engelberg, Obwalden
- Uebeschisee, near Uebeschi, Canton of Berne
- Zervreilasee near Vals, Grisons
[edit] See also
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