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(Redirected from Lungerersee) Lake in Obwalden, Switzerland
Lake Lungern
Lungerersee
Lungernsee
Lac de Lungern
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LocationObwalden
Coordinates46°48′9″N 8°9′48″E / 46.80250°N 8.16333°E / 46.80250; 8.16333
Primary inflowsLauibach, Eibach
Primary outflowsSarner Aa
Basin countriesSwitzerland
Max. length2 km (1.2 mi)
Max. width200–800 m (660–2,620 ft)
Surface area2.01 km (0.78 sq mi; 201 ha; 500 acres)
Max. depth68 m (223 ft)
Surface elevation688 m (2,257 ft)
SettlementsLungern

Lake Lungern (German: Lungerersee, also spelled Lungernsee or Lungerensee) is a natural lake in Obwalden, Switzerland which is named after the town Lungern on its shore. The lake is drained by the Sarner Aa river, which flows through the Sarnersee and into Lake Lucerne.

The lake was originally much larger, and covered a large part of the valley it is situated in. Starting in 1836, its level was lowered by 36 metres (118 ft) through an artificial drainage tunnel with a length of 380 metres (1,250 ft). It is used as a reservoir.

See also

References

  1. map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
  2. Brockhaus' Konversations-Lexikon. 14th ed., Leipzig, Berlin and Vienna 1894; Vol. 11, p. 385.

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