Palü Lake

Palü Lake
Location Grisons
Coordinates 46°22′22″N 10°01′33″E / 46.37278°N 10.02583°E / 46.37278; 10.02583Coordinates: 46°22′22″N 10°01′33″E / 46.37278°N 10.02583°E / 46.37278; 10.02583
Type natural lake, reservoir
Basin countries Switzerland
Surface area 0.052 km²[1]
Surface elevation 1923 m

Palü Lake (Romansh: Lagh da Palü, German Palüsee) is a lake below Piz Palü in the Grisons, Switzerland. Water from Palü Glacier feeds into the lake. In 1926, a dam was built enabling use of the lake as a reservoir.

References

  1. ↑ Area retrieved from Google Earth (July 2013)


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