Klöntalersee
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Location | Canton of Glarus |
Coordinates | 47°1′32″N 8°58′50″E / 47.02556°N 8.98056°ECoordinates: 47°1′32″N 8°58′50″E / 47.02556°N 8.98056°E |
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Basin countries | Switzerland |
Surface area | 3.3 km2 (1.3 sq mi) |
Max. depth | 49 m (161 ft) |
Surface elevation | 848 m (2,782 ft) |
Settlements | , |
Klöntalersee is a natural lake in the canton of Glarus, Switzerland and covers the major part of the Klöntal valley floor. Since 1908, it has been used as a reservoir for electricity production. The dam's construction substantially increased the lake's volume.
Klöntalersee is drained by the , a left tributary of the Linth.
![Lake Klöntal.jpg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Lake_Kl%C3%B6ntal.jpg/220px-Lake_Kl%C3%B6ntal.jpg)
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Media related to Klöntalersee at Wikimedia Commons
- Karin Marti-Weissenbach: Klöntal in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, 2006-02-28.
Categories:
- Lakes of the canton of Glarus
- Lakes of Switzerland
- Linth/Limmat basin
- Switzerland geography stubs