Ägerisee
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Ägerisee | |
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Location | Canton of Zug |
Coordinates | |
Primary inflows | Hüribach |
Primary outflows | Lorze |
Catchment area | 4.068 km² |
Basin countries | Switzerland |
Max. length | 5.4 km |
Max. width | 1.4 km |
Surface area | 7.3 km² |
Average depth | 49 m |
Max. depth | 83 m |
Water volume | 0.36 km³ |
Residence time (of lake water) | 6.8 years |
Surface elevation | 724 m |
Frozen | January/February in some winters |
Settlements | Oberägeri, Unterägeri |
Ägerisee (or Lake Aegeri) is a glacial lake in the Canton of Zug, Switzerland. The two municipalities along its shore are Oberägeri and Unterägeri. The main tributary is the Hüribach; the Lorze river drains the Ägerisee. Since 1992 the lake is used as a water reservoir.
The Battle of Morgarten took place in 1315 on the shores of the Ägerisee.
[edit] External links
- The Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lake Ägeri.
- Ägerisee in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Waterlevels at Unterägeri from the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment