Oberaarsee

Oberaarsee is a hydroelectric in the Grimsel area, part of the municipality of , . Its surface area is 1.47 km2. The Oberaar dam was completed in 1953, and is operated by Kraftwerke Oberhasli.
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  • Reservoir
  • …lies at an elevation of 2,275 metres (7,464 feet)
  • …is operated by Kraftwerke Oberhasli (KWO)
  • Description: reservoir in the Grimsel area, part of the municipality of Guttannen, Switzerland; the Oberaar glacier is located west of the lake

Places of Interest

Highlights include Vordre Zinggenstock and Löffelhorn.
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is a peak.
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The is a mountain of the …
is a lake above Geschinen in the Canton of , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ulrichen and Geschinen.
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is a village in the municipality of …
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is a village.
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is a locality.

Oberaarsee

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Latitude
46.54375° or 46° 32′ 38″ north
Longitude
8.25576° or 8° 15′ 21″ east
Open location code
8FRCG7V4+F8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 290004346
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­reservoir
Geo­Names ID
11396581
Wiki­data ID
Q669587

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“Oberaarsee” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “上阿尔湖”
  • Chinese: “上阿爾湖”
  • Dutch: “Oberaarsee”
  • Finnish: “Oberaarsee”
  • French: “lac de l’Oberaar”
  • French: “Lac de l’Oberaar”
  • French: “Oberaar”
  • French: “Oberaarsee”
  • German: “Oberaarsee”
  • German: “Staumauer Oberaar”
  • Italian: “Lago di Oberaar”
  • Italian: “Lago Oberaar”
  • Italian: “Oberaarsee”
  • Korean: “오버아어 호수”
  • Macedonian: “Горноарско Езеро”
  • Macedonian: “Оберарзе”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Oberaarsee”
  • Portuguese: “Lago Oberaar”
  • Russian: “Верхне-Аарское озеро”
  • Russian: “Оберарзе”

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