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| Lake Walen Walensee Lake Walenstadt |
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| Location | St. Gallen, Glarus |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Primary inflows | Linth (Escherkanal), Seez, Murgbach |
| Primary outflows | Linth canal |
| Basin countries | Switzerland |
| Surface area | 24.19 km² |
| Average depth | 104.7 m |
| Max. depth | 151 m |
| Water volume | 2.5 km³ |
| Residence time (of lake water) | 1.4258 years |
| Surface elevation | 419 m |
| Islands | Island in Lake Walen (islet) |
| Settlements | Walenstadt, Weesen, Quinten, Quarten, Murg |
Lake Walen (German: Walensee) is one of the larger lakes in Switzerland, for about 2/3 of its surface in the Canton of St. Gallen and for 1/3 in the Canton of Glarus. It is also known as Lake Walenstadt, after Walenstadt. Other towns and villages at the lake include: Weesen, Quinten, Quarten, and Murg.
The three main rivers leading to this lake are the Seez, Murgbach, and Linth. The latter continues its course from Lake Walen to Lake Zurich.
The Churfirsten range raises steeply on the North side from the lake's level at 419 m to 2,300 m above sea level.
External links
Media related to Lake Walen at Wikimedia Commons- Waterlevels of Lake Walen at Murg
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