Tannensee | |
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Location | Kerns, Obwalden |
Lake type | reservoir |
Primary inflows | Tannenbach |
Primary outflows | Tannenbach |
Catchment area | 1.3 km² |
Basin countries | Switzerland |
Surface area | 0.33 km² |
Water volume | 3.8 mio m³ |
Surface elevation | 1976 m |
Tannensee is a reservoir in Obwalden, Switzerland. In 1958, Tannenbach and few other creeks were dammed with an earth-fill dam. The lake has a volume of 3.8 mio m³ and its surface area is 0.33 km². The reservoir is used to generate electricity at Kraftwerk Hugschwendi in Kerns.