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Tannensee

Tannensee is a reservoir in Obwalden, Switzerland. In 1958, Tannenbach and few other creeks were dammed with an earth-fill dam. The reservoir has a volume of 3.8 mio m³ and its surface area is 33 ha. The reservoir is used to generate electricity at Kraftwerk Hugschwendi in Kerns.

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LocationKerns, Obwalden
Coordinates46°46′25″N 8°18′22″E / 46.77361°N 8.30611°E / 46.77361; 8.30611
Typereservoir
Tannenbach
Tannenbach
1.3 km2 (0.50 sq mi)
Basin countriesSwitzerland
Surface area
33 ha (82 acres)
Water volume
3.8 million cubic metres (3,100 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation
1,976 m (6,483 ft)
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Tannensee is a reservoir in Obwalden, Switzerland. In 1958, Tannenbach and few other creeks were dammed with an earth-fill dam. The reservoir has a volume of 3.8 mio m³ and its surface area is 33 ha (82 acres). The reservoir is used to generate electricity at Kraftwerk Hugschwendi in Kerns.

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