Lake Walen
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| Lake Walen Walensee Lake Walenstadt |
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| Primary sources | Linth (Escherkanal), Seez, Murgbach |
| Primary outflows | Linth canal |
| Basin countries | Switzerland |
| Surface area | 24.19 km² |
| Average depth | 104.7 m |
| Max depth | 151 m |
| Water volume | 2500 mio m³ |
| Residence time (of lake water) | 1.4258 years |
| Surface elevation | 419 m |
| Islands | Island in Lake Walen (islet) |
| Settlements | Walenstadt, Weesen, Quinten, Quarten, Murg |
Lake Walen (German: Walensee) is a lake at the border between Canton of St. Gallen and Canton of Glarus in Switzerland. It is also known as Lake Walenstadt. It lies approximately at co-ordinates .
The lake is one of the larger lakes in Switzerland with an area of 24.19 km², about 2/3 of which belongs to St. Gallen. It has a maximum depth of 151 m and a volume of 2500 million m³. The three main rivers leading to this lake are the rivers Seez, Murgbach, and Linth. The Linth is also the river continuing on from Lake Walen to Lake Zurich.
Towns and villages on the lake include: Walenstadt, Weesen, Quinten, Quarten, Murg. The Churfirsten range raises steeply on the North side from lake level (419 m a.s.l.) to 2300 m.a.s.l.
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