Switzerland
Eastern Switzerland
Glarus

Klöntalersee

Klöntalersee is a natural lake in the Klöntal valley in the , Switzerland. It was formed by a rockslide and has served as a for hydroelectric power generation since 1908.
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  • Type: Reservoir
  • Description: reservoir
  • Also known as: “Klontalersee”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mutteristock and Schijen.

Peak
Photo: Waldteufel78, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a mountain in the Schwyzer Alps, which rises 2294 meters above sea level. It is located between the cantons of and , , overlooking the and the Klöntalersee on its northern and southern side respectively.

Peak
Photo: Caumasee, Public domain.
The is a mountain in the Schwyzer Alps, overlooking the and Klöntalersee on its northern and southern side respectively. It lies west of in .

Glacier
Photo: Oggi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Glärnisch and Riedern.

Locality
Photo: TonnyB, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a mountain massif of the Schwyz Alps, overlooking the valley of the in the Swiss . It consists of several summits, of which the highest, Bächistock, is 2,915 metres above sea level.

Village
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in . Effective from 1 January 2011, is part of the municipality of .

Village
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a former municipality in the in . Effective from 1 January 2011, is part of the municipality of .

Klöntalersee

Latitude
47.02783° or 47° 1′ 40″ north
Longitude
8.97642° or 8° 58′ 35″ east
Elevation
835 metres (2,740 feet)
Open location code
8FVC2XHG+4H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4900844
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­reservoir
Geo­Names ID
11396208
Wiki­data ID
Q664441
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Venetian—“Klöntalersee” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “克伦塔尔湖”
  • Chinese: “克倫塔爾湖”
  • Chuvash: “Клёнталерзе”
  • Dutch: “Kloentalersee”
  • Dutch: “Klontalersee”
  • Dutch: “Klöntalersee”
  • Esperanto: “Klöntalersee”
  • Esperanto: “Lago de Klöntal”
  • French: “lac du Klöntal”
  • French: “Lac du Klöntal”
  • German: “Klöntalersee”
  • German: “Staudamm Rhodannenberg”
  • Italian: “Klöntalersee”
  • Italian: “lago di Klöntal”
  • Italian: “Lago di Klöntal”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Klöntalersee”
  • Portuguese: “Lago de Klöntal”
  • Portuguese: “Lago Klöntalersee”
  • Romansh: “Klöntalersee”
  • Russian: “Клёнтальское озеро”
  • Slovenian: “Klöntalersee”
  • Ukrainian: “Кленталерзее”
  • Venetian: “lago de Klöntal”

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Highlights include Geiss-Chopf and Darlibachfall.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Klöntalersee”. Photo: TonnyB, CC BY-SA 3.0.