Sufnersee Explained

Sufnersee
Location:Grisons
Coords:46.5672°N 9.3711°W
Type:reservoir
Inflow:Hinterrhein
Outflow:Hinterrhein
Catchment:194km2
Basin Countries:Switzerland
Length:2.2km (01.4miles)
Area:0.9km2
Max-Depth:51m (167feet)
Volume:17.5e6m3
Elevation:1401m (4,596feet)
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Sufnersee is a reservoir between Splügen and Sufers on the Hinterrhein river in the Grisons, Switzerland, surrounded by peaks of the Adula Alps. The Sufers dam was built in 1962. The reservoir has a volume of 17.5 million m³ and its surface area is 0.90 km².[1]

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Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20080925181046/http://www.swissdams.ch/Dams/damForm/default_e.asp?ID=49 "Swiss Dams: Sufers"