Mattenalpsee
Encyclopedia
Mattenalpsee is a reservoir
in the municipality of Innertkirchen
, Canton of Berne
, Switzerland
. Its surface area is 0.186 km²
. The lake receives the water from Gauli Glacier
. The water is channeled into Räterichsbodensee
.
Reservoir
A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...
in the municipality of Innertkirchen
Innertkirchen
Innertkirchen is a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.Its coat of arms depicts an eagle wearing an imperial crown.-History:...
, Canton of Berne
Canton of Berne
The Canton of Bern is the second largest of the 26 Swiss cantons by both surface area and population. Located in west-central Switzerland, it borders the Canton of Jura and the Canton of Solothurn to the north. To the west lie the Canton of Neuchâtel, the Canton of Fribourg and Vaud. To the south...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. Its surface area is 0.186 km²
1 E5 m²
To help compare sizes of different geographic regions, areas between 10 hectares and 100 hectares are listed below.* Areas smaller than 0.1 km2* 0.1 km2 is equal to:**1 E+5 m² or 100,000 m2...
. The lake receives the water from Gauli Glacier
Gauli Glacier
The Gauli Glacier is a long glacier situated in the Bernese Alps in the canton of Berne in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of .Famous for an plane crash of an American plane 1946 and its rescue mission. -External links:*...
. The water is channeled into Räterichsbodensee
Räterichsbodensee
Räterichsbodensee is a lake in Guttannen, Oberhasli, Switzerland. The reservoir has a volume of 25 mio m³ and a surface area is 0.67 km².-External links:*...
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