Walensee

Walensee Lake Walen Lake Walenstadt
Walensee and Unterterzen, Quarten
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Location	St. Gallen, Glarus
Coordinates	47°7′N 9°12′E
Primary inflows	Linth (Escherkanal), Seez, Murgbach
Primary outflows	Linth canal
Basin countries	Switzerland
Surface area	24.19 km²
Average depth	104.7 m
Max. depth	151 m
Water volume	2.5 km³
Residence time	1.4258 years
Surface elevation	419 m
Islands	Island in Walensee (islet)
Settlements	Walenstadt, Weesen, Quinten, Quarten, Murg

Walensee

The Walensee is one of the larger lakes in Switzerland, for about 2/3 of its surface in the Canton of St. Gallen and for 1/3 in the Canton of Glarus. It is also known as Lake Walen or Lake Walenstadt, after Walenstadt. Other towns and villages at the lake include: Weesen, Quinten, Quarten, and Murg.

The three main rivers leading to this lake are the Seez, Murgbach, and Linth. The latter continues its course from Walensee to Lake Zurich.

The Churfirsten range raises steeply on the North side from the lake's level at 419 m to 2,300 m above sea level.

The lake provided the inspiration for a solo piano piece by Hungarian romantic composer Franz Liszt, called Au lac de Wallenstadt. The piece is part of a collection of solo piano works inspired by the composer's travels in 1830s Switzerland.

As seen from the Flumserberg

External links

Media related to Walensee at Wikimedia Commons

• Waterlevels of Walensee at Murg