Tannensee Explained

Tannensee
Location:Kerns, Obwalden
Coords:46.7736°N 8.3061°W
Type:reservoir
Inflow:Tannenbach
Outflow:Tannenbach
Catchment:1.3km2
Basin Countries:Switzerland
Area:33ha
Volume:3.8e6m3
Elevation:1976m (6,483feet)
Pushpin Map:Canton of Obwalden#Canton of Bern#Canton of Valais#Switzerland#Alps
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Embedded:
Wikidata:yes
Zoom:14

Tannensee is a reservoir in Obwalden, Switzerland. In 1958, Tannenbach and few other creeks were dammed with an earth-fill dam. The reservoir has a volume of 3.8 mio m³ and its surface area is 33ha. The reservoir is used to generate electricity at Kraftwerk Hugschwendi in Kerns.

See also

External links