Lake Morat facts for kids
| Lake Morat/Lake Murten Lac de Morat/Murtensee |
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| Location | Cantons of Fribourg and Vaud |
| Coordinates | Script error: The function "coordinsert" does not exist. |
| Primary inflows | Broye |
| Primary outflows | Broye canal |
| Catchment area | 693 km2 (268 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Switzerland |
| Max. length | 8.2 km (5.1 mi) |
| Max. width | 2.8 km (1.7 mi) |
| Surface area | 22.8 km2 (8.8 sq mi) |
| Max. depth | 45 m (148 ft) |
| Water volume | 0.55 km3 (450,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Residence time | 1.6 years |
| Surface elevation | 429 m (1,407 ft) |
| Islands | La Grande Ile (islet) |
| Settlements | Morat/Murten |
Lake Morat or Lake Murten (French: Lac de Morat; German: Murtensee) is a lake in the cantons of Fribourg and Vaud in the west of Switzerland. It is named after the small bilingual town of Murten/Morat on its southern shore.
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Lake Morat/Murten
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