Oberer Murgsee

Oberer Murgsee (or "Ober Murgsee") is a lake in the Murg valley (Murgtal), in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. It is the highest of the three Murgseen.

Oberer Murgsee
LocationQuarten, Canton of St. Gallen
GroupMurgseen
Coordinates47°2′22″N 9°9′16″E
Typenatural lake
Primary inflowsMurgbach
Primary outflowsMurgbach
Basin countriesSwitzerland
Surface area18 ha (44 acres)
Max. depth26 m (85 ft)
Surface elevation1,820 m (5,970 ft)

The lake is drained by the Murgbach which empties into Lake Walen at Murg (municipality of Quarten).

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