| Rotelsee | |||||
| Location: | Simplon Pass, Valais | ||||
| Coords: | 46.2442°N 8.0308°W | ||||
| Basin Countries: | Switzerland | ||||
| Area: | 1.2ha | ||||
| Elevation: | 2030m (6,660feet) | ||||
| Pushpin Map: | Canton of Valais#Switzerland#Alps | ||||
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom | ||||
| Pushpin Relief: | y | ||||
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Rotelsee (also Rotelschsee)[1] is a lake near Simplon Pass in the canton of Valais, Switzerland.[2] The water of the lake powers a small turbine in the monastery Simplon Hospice. The distance from the lake to the monastery is 220m and the difference of altitude is 30m.[3]
Lake Rotel lies only 300m from the watershed between Po and Rhône[4] The water of Rotelsee flows → Chrummbach → Diveria → Toce → Lake Maggiore → Ticino → Po → Adriatic Sea.