Palü Lake

Palü Lake (Romansh: Lagh da Palü, German Palüsee) is a lake below Piz Palü in the Grisons, Switzerland. Water from Palü Glacier feeds into the lake. In 1926, a dam was built enabling use of the lake as a reservoir.

Palü Lake
LocationGrisons
Coordinates46°22′22″N 10°01′33″E
Typenatural lake, reservoir
Basin countriesSwitzerland
Surface area5.2 ha (13 acres)[1]
Surface elevation1,923 m (6,309 ft)

References

  1. Area retrieved from Google Earth (July 2013)


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