List of lakes of Switzerland

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Map of lakes and rivers of Switzerland
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Map of lakes and rivers of Switzerland

[edit] Largest lakes in Switzerland

(Area larger than 20 km²)

[edit] Lakes larger than 2 km²

Name Local names Canton(s), neighboring countries Area in km² Elevation
m		 max. depth
in meter
Lake Geneva Lac Léman, Lac de Genève Geneva, Vaud, Valais, France 580.03 372.0 310
Lake Constance Bodensee St. Gallen, Thurgau, Austria, Germany 536.00 395.6 252
Lake Neuchâtel Lac de Neuchâtel, Neuenburgersee Berne, Fribourg, Neuchâtel, Vaud 215.20 429.4 153
Lake Maggiore Lago Maggiore Ticino, Italy 210.12 193.5 372
Lake Lucerne Vierwaldstättersee Lucerne, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schwyz, Uri 113.72 433.6 214
Lake Zurich Zürichsee St. Gallen, Schwyz, Zurich 88.17 405.9 136
Lake Lugano Lago di Lugano Ticino, Italy 48.67 270.5 288
Lake Thun Thunersee Berne 47.74 557.8 215
Lake Biel Lac de Bienne, Bielersee Berne, Neuchâtel 39.51 429.1 74
Lake Zug Zugersee Lucerne, Schwyz, Zug 38.41 413.6 198
Lake Brienz Brienzersee Berne 29.81 563.7 260
Lake Walen Walensee Glarus, St. Gallen 24.16 419.0 150
Lake Murten Murtensee, Lac de Morat Fribourg, Vaud 22.80 429.2 46
Lake Sempach Sempachersee Lucerne 14.36 503.8 87
Sihlsee Sihlsee Schwyz 10.72 889 23
Lake Hallwil Hallwilersee Aargau, Lucerne 10.21 448.7 47
Lac de la Gruyère ↑ Lac de la Gruyère Fribourg 9.60 677 75
Lac de Joux and
Lac Brenet *		 Lac de Joux and
Lac Brenet		 Vaud 9.56 1004 34
Greifensee Greifensee Zurich 8.17 435.1 34
Lake Sarner Sarnersee Obwalden 7.38 468.4 52
Ägerisee Ägerisee Zug 7.25 723.9 82
Lake Baldegg Baldeggersee Lucerne 5.24 463.0 66
Lago di Livigno ↑ Lago di Livigno Italy, Grisons 4.71 1805 119
Schiffenensee ↑ Schiffenensee, Lac de Schiffenen Fribourg 4.25 532 38
Wägitalersee ↑ Wägitalersee Schwyz 4.18 900 65
Lago di Lei ↑ Lago di Lei Italy, Grisons 4.12 1931 133
Lake Sils Silsersee, Lej da Segl Grisons 4.1 1797 71
Lac des Dix ↑ Lac des Dix Valais 3.65 2365 227
Lake Wohlen ↑ Wohlensee Berne 3.65 480 20
Pfäffikersee Pfäffikersee Zurich 3.3 536 35
Klöntalersee ↑ Klöntalersee Glarus 3.29 847 47
Lac d'Emosson ↑ Lac d'Emosson Valais 3.27 1930 161
Lake Silvaplana Silvaplanersee, Lej da Silvaplauna Grisons 3.1 1790 77
Lake Lauerz Lauerzersee Schwyz 3.1 447 14
Grimselsee ↑ Grimselsee Berne 2.63 1908 100
Lungerersee * Lungerersee Obwalden 2.01 688 68
Lac de Mauvoisin ↑ Lac de Mauvoisin Valais 2.08 1961 180

Notes:

↑ artificial lakes
* natural lakes used as reservoirs


[edit] Other lakes


See also: List of lakes, Rivers of Switzerland, list of islands of Switzerland

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