Lake Zürich
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Lake Zürich is a lake in Switzerland, that goes southeast of the city Zürich.[1]
| Lake Zürich Zürichsee | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Coordinates | 47°15′N 8°41′E / 47.250°N 8.683°E |
| Primary inflows | Linth (Linthkanal) |
| Primary outflows | Limmat |
| Catchment area | 1,829 km² |
| Basin countries | Switzerland |
| Max. length | 40 km (25 mi) |
| Max. width | 3 km (1.9 mi) |
| Surface area | 88.66 km² (34.4 mi²) |
| Average depth | 49 m |
| Max. depth | 143 m (469 ft) |
| Water volume | 3.9 km³ |
| Residence time | 440 days |
| Surface elevation | 406 m (1,342 ft) |
| Frozen | 1962/1963 (last) |
| Islands | Lützelau, Ufenau |
| Settlements | see list |
Lake Zürich Media
- Küsnachter Dorfbach.jpg
Küsnachter Dorfbach and Küsnacht's Reformed Church
- Lake Zürich from Grossmünster.jpg
Lake Zurich from Grossmünster with Quaibrücke and the Limmat River in the foreground
- ETH-BIB-Seegfrörni Zürichsee, 1929-Dia 247-F-00330.tif
Frozen lake in 1929 (Grossmünster in the background)
Lake Zurich view from Zurich to the Alps
- Uetliberg LCD.jpg
View from the top of the observation tower at Uetliberg.
- Felsenegg - view from the top.jpg
View from Felsenegg to the eastern part of Lake Zurich
- Zürichsee.jpg
- Zürichsee
- Halbinsel Au Nordseite.jpg
de:Halbinsel Au (en:Au peninsula) von Nordwesten
- SeedammBachtel.JPG
Seedamm between Rapperswil and Hurden, view from Bachtel hill
- Rapperswil - Schlosshügel mit Sicht auf Ufenau.JPG
Lützelau and Rapperswil, view from Ufenau island
References
- ↑ "Zürichsee" [Lake Zürich] (pdf). Gewässerschutz (Water protection). Kanton Zürich Baudirektion (in German). Zürich: Amt für Abfall, Wasser, Energie und Luft (Office for Waste, Water, Energy and Air). Retrieved 17 February 2019.
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Other websites
- Zürichsee Schifffahrtsgesellschaft Archived 2004-08-13 at the Wayback Machine -- Boat schedules, mainly non-English.
- Zürichsee-Fähre Horgen-Meilen -- Ferry schedules, in German.
- Waterlevels Lake Zürich Archived 2007-12-26 at the Wayback Machine at Zürich
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