Grimselsee

Grimselsee
Lake Grimsel
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Location Guttannen, Canton of Berne
Lake type artificial lake, hydroelectric reservoir
Primary inflows Oberaarbach, Treibtenbach
Primary outflows Aar River
Catchment area 74.4 km²
Basin countries Switzerland
Surface area 2.63 km²
Water volume 95 mio m³
Surface elevation 1,908 m

Grimselsee or Lake Grimsel is an artificial lake near Grimsel pass in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland. With a volume of 95 mio m³, it is larger than other hydroelectric reservoirs in the region: Oberaarsee, Räterichsbodensee and Gelmersee. The dam was completed in 1932 and is operated by Kraftwerke Oberhasli AG (KWO). It is located in the municipality of Guttannen.

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