Lake Zurich

Lake Zurich
Zürichsee (German)
Lake Zurich, Pfannenstiel, and Sihl Valley, as seen from Felsenegg
Lake Zurich is located in Canton of Zurich
Lake Zurich
Lake Zurich
Lake Zurich is located in Canton of Schwyz
Lake Zurich
Lake Zurich
Lake Zurich is located in Canton of St. Gallen
Lake Zurich
Lake Zurich
Lake Zurich is located in Switzerland
Lake Zurich
Lake Zurich
Lake Zurich is located in Alps
Lake Zurich
Lake Zurich
Coordinates47°14′51″N 8°40′39″E / 47.24750°N 8.67750°E / 47.24750; 8.67750
Primary inflowsLinth (Linthkanal)
Primary outflowsLimmat
Catchment area1,829 km2 (706 sq mi)
Basin countriesSwitzerland
Max. length40 kilometres (25 miles)
Max. width3 kilometres (2 miles)
Surface area88.66 square kilometres (34.23 square miles)
Average depth49 metres (161 feet)
Max. depth136 metres (446 feet)
Water volume3.9 km3 (0.94 cu mi)
Residence time440 days
Surface elevation406 m (1,332 ft)
Frozen1929, 1962/1963 (last)
IslandsLützelau, Schönenwerd, Saffa, Ufenau
Sections/sub-basinsObersee
Settlementssee list
Map

Lake Zurich (German: Zürichsee; Swiss German/Alemannic: Zürisee)[1] is a lake in Switzerland, extending southeast of the city of Zürich. Depending on the context, Lake Zurich or Zürichsee can be used to describe the lake as a whole, or just that part of the lake downstream of the Hurden peninsula and Seedamm causeway (between Pfäffikon and Rapperswil). In the latter case, the upstream part of the lake is called Obersee (lit.'Upper Lake'), whilst the lower part is sometimes also referred to as the Lower Lake (unterer Zürichsee), respectively.

  1. ^ "National Map 1:50 000" (Map). Zürichsee (2011 ed.). 1:50 000. "National Map 1:50'000, 78 sheets and 25 composites". Bern, Switzerland: Swiss Federal Office of Topography, swisstopo. 16 January 2014. § "5011 Zürichsee - Zug". ISBN 978-3-302-05011-9. Retrieved 1 December 2014.

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