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Lake Zürich
Zürichsee
Zuerichsee.jpg
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Coordinates 47°15′N 8°41′E / 47.250°N 8.683°E / 47.250; 8.683
Primary inflows Linth (Linthkanal)
Primary outflows Limmat
Catchment area 1,829 km²
Basin countries Switzerland
Max. length 40 km (25 mi)
Max. width 3 km (1.9 mi)
Surface area 88.66 km² (34.4 mi²)
Average depth 49 m
Max. depth 143 m (469 ft)
Water volume 3.9 km³
Residence time 440 days
Surface elevation 406 m (1,342 ft)
Frozen 1962/1963 (last)
Islands Lützelau, Ufenau
Settlements see list

Lake Zürich is a lake in Switzerland, that goes southeast of the city Zürich.

Images for kids

  • Lake Zürich from Grossmünster

    Lake Zurich from Grossmünster with Quaibrücke and the Limmat River in the foreground

  • PanoZueri

    Zürichsee view from Zürich to the Alps.

  • Küsnachter Dorfbach

    Küsnachter Dorfbach and Küsnacht's Reformed Church

  • Uetliberg LCD

    View from the top of the observation tower at Uetliberg.

  • Felsenegg - view from the top

    View from Felsenegg to the eastern part of Lake Zürich

  • Zürichsee

    Ufenau island

  • Halbinsel Au Nordseite

    Au peninsula

  • SeedammBachtel

    Seedamm between Rapperswil and Hurden, view from Bachtel hill

  • Rapperswil - Schlosshügel mit Sicht auf Ufenau

    Lützelau and Rapperswil, view from Ufenau island

  • DS Stadt Zürich & Rapperswil - Rapperswil 1914.IMG 2362

    Paddle steamships Stadt Rapperswil (to the left) and Stadt Zürich (1914) at Rapperswil (SG) harbour

  • Zurisee Airplane

    Zurisee from an airplane

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Lago de Zúrich para niños

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