Greifensee
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| Location | Canton of Zurich |
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| Lake type | eutrophic |
| Primary inflows | Aa, Aabach |
| Primary outflows | Glatt |
| Catchment area | 160 km² |
| Basin countries | Switzerland |
| Max. length | 6 km |
| Max. width | 1.6 km |
| Surface area | 8.45 km² |
| Average depth | 18 m |
| Max. depth | 32 m |
| Water volume | 0.148 km³ |
| Residence time (of lake water) | 408 days |
| Surface elevation | 435 m |
| Settlements | Maur, Niederuster, Fällanden, Mönchaltorf and the town Greifensee |
For the town, see Greifensee (town).
Greifensee (or "Lake Greifen") is a small lake in Switzerland, 11 km to the northeast of Lake Zurich and the city of Zurich. As the second largest lake in the Canton of Zurich (Lake Zurich being the largest), it is about 6 km long and 1.6 km at the widest point, with a maximum depth of 32 m. The Aabach is the main supplying river. A ship connects small towns along the edge of the lake, Maur, Niederuster, Fällanden, Mönchaltorf and the town Greifensee. It is the scene of the Greifensee-Lauf, a semi-marathon around the lake held every year.
[edit] External links
The Wikimedia Commons has media related to Greifensee.- Schifffahrts-Genossenschaft Greifensee (German) Boat schedules
- Greifensee (lake) in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Waterlevels of Greifensee at Greifensee
