Tannensee

Tannensee
Location Kerns, Obwalden
Coordinates 46°46′25″N 8°18′22″E / 46.77361°N 8.30611°E / 46.77361; 8.30611Coordinates: 46°46′25″N 8°18′22″E / 46.77361°N 8.30611°E / 46.77361; 8.30611
Type reservoir
Primary inflows Tannenbach
Primary outflows Tannenbach
Catchment area 1.3 km²
Basin countries Switzerland
Surface area 0.33 km²
Water volume 3.8 mio m³
Surface elevation 1976 m

Tannensee is a reservoir in Obwalden, Switzerland. In 1958, Tannenbach and few other creeks were dammed with an earth-fill dam. The reservoir has a volume of 3.8 mio m³ and its surface area is 0.33 km². The reservoir is used to generate electricity at Kraftwerk Hugschwendi in Kerns.


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