List of lakes in Switzerland

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

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[edit] Largest lakes in Switzerland

(Area larger than 20 km²)

[edit] Lakes larger than 2 km²

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

Notes:

↑ artificial lakes
* natural lakes used as reservoirs


[edit] Other lakes

[edit] See also

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