Lake Sarnen

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Lake Sarnen
Sarnersee

View from Stanserhorn of Sarnen and the lake
Location Obwalden
Coordinates 46°51′45″N 8°12′31″E / 46.86250°N 8.20861°E / 46.86250; 8.20861Coordinates: 46°51′45″N 8°12′31″E / 46.86250°N 8.20861°E / 46.86250; 8.20861
Primary inflows Aa, Grosse Melchaa, Dreiwässerkanal
Primary outflows Sarner Aa
Basin countries Switzerland
Max. length 5.7 km (3.5 mi)[1]
Max. width 1.6 km (0.99 mi)[1]
Surface area 7.5 km²
Average depth 31 m
Max. depth 51 m
Water volume 239 mio m³
Residence time 0.8 years
Surface elevation 469 m
Settlements Sarnen, Sachseln

Lake Sarnen (German: Sarnersee) is a lake in the Swiss canton of Obwalden. The lake is on the Sarner Aa river, which flows out of the Lake Lungern, through the Lake Sarnen, and into Lake Lucerne. The municipalities of Sarnen and Sachseln are located on the shores of the lake, and the Brünig railway line follows the eastern shore.[1]

The lake's area is about 7.5 km² and its maximum depth is 51 m.[citation needed] It is about 5.7 km (3.5 mi) long and, at its widest, 1.6 km (0.99 mi) wide.[1]

The lake is the subject of a watercolour painting by JMW Turner, entitled The Sarner See, Evening, and dating from c.1842.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Swiss Confederation. map.geo.admin.ch (Map). http://map.geo.admin.ch/?selectedNode=node_ch.swisstopo.swissboundaries3d-kanton-flaeche.fill1&Y=656329&X=184660.5&zoom=5&bgLayer=ch.swisstopo.pixelkarte-farbe&layers=ch.swisstopo.swissboundaries3d-gemeinde-flaeche.fill,ch.swisstopo.swissboundaries3d-kanton-flaeche.fill&layers_opacity=1,1&layers_visibility=true,true&lang=en. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
  2. ↑ "The Sarner See, Evening, Joseph Mallord William Turner". Tate, London. Retrieved 2013-01-06. 

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