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Weingartensee

The Weingartensee is a small lake located east of Täsch at the foot of the Alphubel, in the Swiss canton of Valais. The lake has a surface area of 0.64 ha and is located at 3,058 metres above sea level. It lies near the bottom of the Weingartengletscher glacier.

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LocationValais
Coordinates46°03′48″N 7°50′20″E / 46.0633°N 7.8389°E / 46.0633; 7.8389
Basin countriesSwitzerland
Surface area
0.64 ha (1.6 acres)1
Surface elevation
3,058 m (10,033 ft)2
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The Weingartensee is a small lake located east of Täsch at the foot of the Alphubel, in the Swiss canton of Valais. The lake has a surface area of 0.64 ha and is located at 3,058 metres above sea level. It lies near the bottom of the Weingartengletscher glacier.

Following the flood of June 2001, a dam was built and the water level was slightly reduced.3

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  1. Area retrieved from Google Earth (July 2013)
  2. Height retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps
  3. Weingarten glaciology.ethz.ch