Schwarzsee

Schwarzsee or Lac Noir (English: Black Lake)[1][2][3] (German: Schwarzsee), (French: Lac Noir or rarely Lac Domène), is a small lake in the Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland with an area of 0.47 km2 (0.18 sq mi). The lake in the Swiss Prealps is bordered by the peaks of Schwyberg (1,628 m) in the West, Les Reccardets (1,923 m) and Spitzfluh (1,951 m) in the South, as well as Kaiseregg (2,185 m).

La vallée du Lac Noir
Aerial view from 2000 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1925)
Schwarzsee
Lac Noir
LocationCanton of Fribourg
Coordinates46°39′55″N 7°16′50″E
Primary inflowsEuschelsbach, Seeweidbach
Primary outflowsWarme Sense
Basin countriesSwitzerland
Max. length1.4 km (0.87 mi)
Max. width0.5 km (0.31 mi)
Surface area0.47 km2 (0.18 sq mi)
Max. depth10 m (33 ft)
Surface elevation1,046 m (3,432 ft)
SettlementsPlaffeien
Websitehttps://www.schwarzsee.ch

See also

Breccaschlund

References

  1. Tissot, Victor. 2007. Unknown Switzerland. New York: A. D. F. Randolph & Co., p. 346.
  2. Michelin Tyre Public Limited Company. 2001. Switzerland. London: News Chronicle Book Department, p. 148.
  3. Switzerland Tourism. 2017. Schwarzsee, Fribourg Region.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.