Lake Zürich
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Lake Zürich is a lake in Switzerland, that goes southeast of the city Zürich.[1]
| Lake Zürich Zürichsee | |
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| 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 and Küsnacht's Reformed Church
Lake Zurich from Grossmünster with Quaibrücke and the Limmat River in the foreground
Frozen lake in 1929 (Grossmünster in the background)
Lake Zurich view from Zürich to the Alps
View from the top of the observation tower at Uetliberg.
View from Felsenegg to the eastern part of Lake Zürich
- Zürichsee
de:Halbinsel Au (en:Au peninsula) von Nordwesten
Seedamm between Rapperswil and Hurden, view from Bachtel hill
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
