Weingartensee Explained

Weingartensee
Location:Valais
Basin Countries:Switzerland
Area:0.64ha[1]
Elevation:3058m (10,033feet)[2]
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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]

Notes and References

  1. Area retrieved from Google Earth (July 2013)
  2. Height retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps
  3. http://glaciology.ethz.ch/inventar/download/weingarten.pdf Weingarten