Weingartensee

Weingartensee
Location Valais
Coordinates 46°03′48″N 7°50′19″E / 46.06333°N 7.83861°E / 46.06333; 7.83861
Basin countries Switzerland
Surface area 0.64 ha[1]
Surface elevation 3,058 m[2]

The Weingartensee is a small lake located east of Täsch at the foot of the Alphubel, in the Swiss canton of Valais. The lake has a surface area of 0.64 ha and is located at 3,058 metres above sea level. It lies near the bottom of the Weingartengletscher glacier.

Following the flood of June 2001, a dam was built and the water level was slightly reduced.[3]

References

  1. Area retrieved from Google Earth (July 2013)
  2. Height retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps
  3. Weingarten glaciology.ethz.ch


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