| Lake Zurich | |
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| Zürichsee (German) | |
 Lake Zurich, Pfannenstiel, and Sihl Valley, as seen from Felsenegg | |
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| Coordinates | 47°14′51″N 8°40′39″E / 47.24750°N 8.67750°E |
| Primary inflows | Linth (Linthkanal) |
| Primary outflows | Limmat |
| Catchment area | 1,829 km2 (706 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Switzerland |
| Max. length | 40 kilometres (25 miles) |
| Max. width | 3 kilometres (2 miles) |
| Surface area | 88.66 square kilometres (34.23 square miles) |
| Average depth | 49 metres (161 feet) |
| Max. depth | 136 metres (446 feet) |
| Water volume | 3.9 km3 (0.94 cu mi) |
| Residence time | 440 days |
| Surface elevation | 406 m (1,332 ft) |
| Frozen | 1929, 1962/1963 (last) |
| Islands | Lützelau, Schönenwerd, Saffa, Ufenau |
| Sections/sub-basins | Obersee |
| Settlements | see list |
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Lake Zurich (German: Zürichsee; Alemannic German: Zürisee)[1] is a lake in Switzerland, extending southeast of the city of Zurich. Depending on the context, Lake Zurich or Zürichsee can be used to describe the lake as a whole, or just that part of the lake downstream of the Hurden peninsula and Seedamm causeway (between Pfäffikon and Rapperswil). In the latter case, the upstream part of the lake is called Obersee (lit. 'Upper Lake'), whilst the lower part is sometimes also referred to as the Lower Lake (unterer Zürichsee), respectively.
- ^ "National Map 1:50 000" (Map). Zürichsee (2011 ed.). 1:50 000. "National Map 1:50'000, 78 sheets and 25 composites". Bern, Switzerland: Swiss Federal Office of Topography, swisstopo. 16 January 2014. § "5011 Zürichsee - Zug". ISBN 978-3-302-05011-9. Retrieved 1 December 2014.