Swiss lakes

Publié 05.05.2001 Par admin

Switzerland hosts many lakes, from the large Lake Geneva to hundreds of tiny
little lakes in the mountains. There are also many dammed-up lakes, mainly to
drive water turbines of power plants

The largest lakes:

Name Canton(s) Size Average elevation of the surface Max. depth
Lac Léman (Lake Geneva) Geneva, Vaud, Valais & France 584 km² 372 m 310 m
Bodensee St. Gallen, Thurgau, Austria & Germany 539 km² 396 m 252 m
Neuenburgersee Bern, Fribourg, Neuenburg & Vaud 218 km² 429 m 153 m
Lago Maggiore Ticino & Italy 212 km² 193 m 372 m
Vierwaldstätter See Luzern, Niedwalden, Obwalden, Schwyz & Uri 114 km² 434 m 214 m
Zürichsee St. Gallen, Zug & Zürich 88 km² 406 m 143 m
Luganersee Ticino & Italy 49 km² 270 m 288 m
Thunersee Bern 48 km² 558 m 215 m
Bielersee Bern, Neuenburg 40 km² 429 m 74 m
Zugersee Luzern, Schwyz & Zug 38 km² 414 m 97 m
Brienzersee Bern 30 km² 564 m 260 m
Walensee Glarus & St. Gallen 24 km² 419 m 144 m
Murtensee Fribourg & Vaud 23 km² 429 m 45 m