Rifflsee

Rifflsee
Location of lake in Austria
Location of lake in Austria
Rifflsee
LocationTyrol, Austria
Coordinates46°57′57″N 10°50′52″E / 46.96583°N 10.84778°E / 46.96583; 10.84778
TypeMoraine-dammed lake
Max. length1 km (0.62 mi)
Max. width0.4 km (0.25 mi)
Surface area27 ha (67 acres)
Surface elevation2,232 m (7,323 ft)
References[1]

Rifflsee is a lake of Tyrol, Austria.[2] It is the largest lake in the Ötztal Alps. The mountain lake is located in the Kaunergrat west of the Pitztal and is a typical moraine reservoir. The lake fills an extensive valley, the glacier-turbid water looks greenish. It is framed in the north and west by rugged peaks of the Kaunergrat, particularly striking are Seekogel and Rostizkogel. In sunny and warm weather, a considerable amount of melt water is supplied by the Seekarles, Loch, and Rifflferner.

An alpine club hut called the Rifflseehütte is located nearby.

  1. ^ "Category:Rifflsee - Wikimedia Commons".
  2. ^ Josef., Breu (1975). Geographisches Namenbuch Österreichs = Gazetteer of Austria. Österreichische Kartographische Kommission. Abteilung für Kartographische Ortsnamenkunde. Wien: Verl. d. Österr. Akad. d. Wiss. p. 235. ISBN 3700101147. OCLC 2374306.