Oeschinen Lake

General data

Name: Oeschinen Lake
Basin: Rhine
Water type: Natural lake
Progression: Oschibach -> Kander (Switzerland) -> Lake Thun -> Aare -> Rhine -> Waal -> Upper Merwede (Boven Merwede) -> Lower Merwede (Beneden Merwede) -> Old Meuse (Oude Maas) -> Het Scheur -> Nieuwe Waterweg (New Waterway) -> North Sea -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
Climates: Mountain
Continents: Europe
Countries: Switzerland

Description

Oeschinen Lake (German: Oeschinensee) is a lake in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of Kandersteg in the Oeschinen valley. At an elevation of 1,578 metres (5,177 ft), it has a surface area of 1.1147 square kilometres (0.4304 sq mi). Its maximum depth is 56 metres (184 ft). The lake was created by a giant landslide and is fed through a series of mountain creeks and drains underground. The water then resurfaces as the Oeschibach. Part of it is captured for electricity production and as a water supply for Kandersteg. In observations from 1931 to 1965, the elevation of the lake surface varied between 1,566.09 metres (5,138.1 ft) and 1,581.9 metres (5,190 ft). The average seasonal variation was 12.2 metres (40 ft) (September/April). The lake is generally frozen for five months, from December to May. From time to time ice skating is possible on the ice. Fish in the lake include Arctic char (Seesaibling), american lake trout (Kanadische Seeforelle), and rainbow trout (Regenbogenforelle). From January to March, ice fishing is popular. A gondola lift from Kandersteg leads to Oeschinen, 25 minutes by foot from the lake. Since 2007 the lake has been part of the Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn UNESCO World Heritage Site. As of summer 2021, a circumnavigation of Lake Oeschinen is not possible. The reason for this is the danger of an imminent rockfall on the south shore, which is why paths are closed there.

Oeschinen Lake

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