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Barrage du Sanetsch

Barrage du Sanetsch is a dam in , , and has an elevation of 2,035 metres. Barrage du Sanetsch is situated nearby to the peak , as well as near the reservoir .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lac de Sanetsch and Arpelistock.

Reservoir
Photo: Ludo29, CC BY 2.5.
is a below in , . Its surface area is 29 ha. The Sanetsch dam was built in 1965. The gravity dam has a height of 42 metres.

Peak
Photo: Fourniey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a mountain of the , located on the border between the Swiss cantons of and . It belongs to the massif of the and lies approximately halfway between the and the summit of the Wildhorn.

Peak
Photo: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a mountain of the , located on the border between the Swiss cantons of and . It lies east of Gsteig and north of the . It belongs to the massif of the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gsteig bei Gstaad.

Village
Photo: chrn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a municipality in the in the canton of Bern in . Gsteig was formerly known by the French name of Châtelet. is situated 3½ km northwest of Barrage du Sanetsch.

Barrage du Sanetsch

Latitude
46.36007° or 46° 21′ 36″ north
Longitude
7.29619° or 7° 17′ 46″ east
Elevation
2,035 metres (6,677 feet)
Inception
1963
Height
42 metres (138 feet)
Operator
Kraftwerk Sanetsch AG, Gsteig
Open location code
8FR9976W+2F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 714006806
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
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