Totensee

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Totensee
File:VS-65-06.jpg
Location Grimsel Pass, Valais
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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

Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons


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