Staumauer Muttsee
Staumauer Muttsee is a dam in Glarus Süd, Glarus. Staumauer Muttsee is situated nearby to the mountain hut Muttseehütte, as well as near the lake Obersee.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Muttsee and Nüschenstock.
Muttsee
Reservoir
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Muttsee is a reservoir in the Canton of Glarus, Switzerland, with a surface area of 42 ha. It is used as the upper reservoir in the 1 GW pumped-storage hydroelectricity Linth–Limmern Power Stations.
Nüschenstock
Peak
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The Nüschenstock is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located south of Linthal in canton of Glarus. On its eastern side it overlooks the Muttsee.
Ruchi
Peak
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The Ruchi is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, located at an elevation of 3,107 m on the border between the Swiss cantons of Glarus and Graubünden. It overlooks the Muttsee on its west side from where a trail leads to the summit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Linthal and Rüti.
Linthal
Village
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Linthal is a village and former municipality in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland. The village lies near the head of the valley of the Linth river, and at the foot of the Klausen Pass into the canton of Uri. Linthal is situated 7 km north of Staumauer Muttsee.
Rüti
Village
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Rüti is a village, and former municipality, in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Rüti is situated 9 km north of Staumauer Muttsee.
Pigniu
Village
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Pigniu is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. Its official language is Romansh. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Pigniu, Castrisch, Ilanz, Ladir, Luven, Pitasch, Riein, Ruschein, Schnaus, Sevgein, Duvin, Rueun and Siat merged into the new municipality of Ilanz/Glion. Pigniu is situated 9 km southeast of Staumauer Muttsee.
Staumauer Muttsee
- Type: Dam
- Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus, Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.8608° or 46° 51′ 39″ northLongitude
9.02772° or 9° 1′ 40″ eastInception
2015Open location code
8FRFV26H+83OpenStreetMap ID
way 103429630OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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