Totensee
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Location | Grimsel Pass, Valais |
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Type | natural lake, reservoir |
Basin countries | Switzerland |
Surface area | 0.18 km² |
Max. depth | 34 m |
Water volume | 2.5 mio m³ |
Surface elevation | 2,160 m |
Totensee (or Totesee) is a small natural lake (0.18 km²) at the Grimsel Pass in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is used as a reservoir and drained into Grimselsee.
In November 2006, the lake's entire trout population died, possibly due to algae.
The name Totensee (also: Lake Toten, literally "Lake of the Dead") is said to be derived from soldiers of Duke Berchtold V of Zähringen driven into the lake by the people of Valais.
External links
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