Lake Lucerne

Lake Lucerne
Vierwaldstättersee (German)
View of Lake Lucerne from the Pilatus
Lake Lucerne is located in Canton of Obwalden
Lake Lucerne
Lake Lucerne
Lake Lucerne is located in Canton of Lucerne
Lake Lucerne
Lake Lucerne
Lake Lucerne is located in Canton of Nidwalden
Lake Lucerne
Lake Lucerne
Lake Lucerne is located in Canton of Schwyz
Lake Lucerne
Lake Lucerne
Lake Lucerne is located in Canton of Uri
Lake Lucerne
Lake Lucerne
Lake Lucerne is located in Switzerland
Lake Lucerne
Lake Lucerne
Lake Lucerne is located in Alps
Lake Lucerne
Lake Lucerne
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LocationCentral Switzerland
Coordinates47°01′10″N 8°24′04″E / 47.0194°N 8.4011°E / 47.0194; 8.4011
Lake typefreshwater fjord, recent regulation[note 1]
Primary inflows
Primary outflowsReuss
Catchment area2,124 km2 (820 sq mi)
Basin countriesSwitzerland
Max. length30 km (19 mi)
Max. width20 km (12 mi)
Surface area113.6 km2 (43.9 sq mi)
Average depth104 m (341 ft)
Max. depth214 m (702 ft)
Water volume11.8 km3 (2.8 cu mi)
Residence time3.4 years
Shore length1143.7 km (89.3 mi)
Surface elevation434 m (1,424 ft)
Frozenin the 17th and 19th century; Lucerne Bay and Lake Alpnach in 1929 and 1963
IslandsAltstatt-Insel
Sections/sub-basins
Settlements
Websitehttp://www.lakelucerne.ch
References[1]
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1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake Lucerne (German: Vierwaldstättersee, literally 'Lake of the four forested settlements' (in English usually translated as forest cantons), French: lac des Quatre-Cantons, Italian: lago dei Quattro Cantoni) is a lake in central Switzerland and the fourth largest in the country.


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  1. ^ Hans Stadler: Vierwaldstättersee in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, 27 February 2013.