Chapfensee

Chapfensee
Location Mels, Canton of St. Gallen
Coordinates 47°03′00″N 9°22′34″E / 47.05000°N 9.37611°ECoordinates: 47°03′00″N 9°22′34″E / 47.05000°N 9.37611°E
Type reservoir
Basin countries Switzerland
Surface area 0.09 km²[1]
Water volume 430,000 m³
Surface elevation 1030 m

Chapfensee is a reservoir at Mels, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. The area around the reservoir is a nature preserve.

The reservoir was built in 1946/1947 and used to generate power at the plant Plons.

In Winter

References

  1. Area retrieved from Google Earth (July 2013)

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