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Lake Neuchâtel
Lac de Neuchâtel
Neuenburgersee
With lakes Biel and Murten in the background Coordinates 46°54′N 6°51′E / 46.9°N 6.85°ECoordinates: 46°54′N 6°51′E / 46.9°N 6.85°E Primary inflows Thielle (Orbe River), Arnon, Areuse, Seyon, canal de la Sauge, Mentue Primary outflows canal of Thielle Catchment area 2,670 km² Basin countries Switzerland Max. length 38.3 km Max. width 8.2 km Surface area 218.3 km² Average depth 64.2 m Max. depth 152 m Water volume 13.77 km³ Residence time 8.2 years Surface elevation 429 m Settlements Neuchâtel, Yverdon, Estavayer-le-Lac (see list) Lake Neuchâtel (French: Lac de Neuchâtel; German: Neuenburgersee) is a lake in Romandy, Switzerland (French-speaking Switzerland). The lake lies mainly in the canton of Neuchâtel, but is also shared by the cantons of Vaud, of Fribourg, and of Bern.
With a surface of 218.3 km², it is the largest lake entirely in Switzerland[1] and the 59th largest lake in Europe. Lake Neuchâtel lies approximately at coordinates 46°54′N 6°51′E / 46.9°N 6.85°E. It is 38.3 km long and no more than 8.2 km wide. Its surface is 429 m above sea-level, with a maximum depth of 152 m. The total water volume is 14.0 km³ and its drainage area is approximately 2,670 km².
The lake receives the Orbe River (called Thielle or Thièle from the city of Orbe onwards), the Arnon, the Areuse (which traverses the Val de Travers), Seyon (flowing through the Val de Ruz), the canal de la Sauge (which drains Lake Murten and receives the Broye River), and the Mentue (at Yvonand). The canal of Thielle (or Zihlkanal in German) drains the lake into Lake Biel-Bienne and is part of regulation system for the lakes and the rivers of the Seeland region.
List of settlements on the lake
Northwestern shore
From Yverdon to Marin (Southwest to Northeast):
- Yverdon-les-Bains, Vaud
- Grandson, Vaud
- Concise, Vaud
- Vaumarcus, Neuchâtel
- Saint-Aubin-Sauges
- Cortaillod
- Colombier
- Auvernier
- Serrières
- Neuchâtel
- Hauterive
- St-Blaise
- La Tène
Southeastern shore
From Yverdon.
- Yvonand, Vaud
- Châbles, Fribourg
- Cheyres, Fribourg
- Estavayer-le-Lac, Fribourg
- Forel, Fribourg
- Chevroux, Vaud
- Portalban, Fribourg
- Champmartin, Vaud
- Cudrefin, Vaud
- Witzwil, Bern
Neuenburgersee
Notes
- ^ the larger Lake Geneva is shared with France and Lake Constance with Germany and Austria.
External links
- Waterlevels at the Harbour of Neuchâtel from the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment
Major Lakes of Switzerland Lake Biel (Lac de Bienne, Bielersee) · Lake Brienz (Brienzersee) · Lake Constance (Bodensee) · Lake Geneva (Lac Léman, Lac de Genève) · Lake Hallwil (Hallwilersee) · Lake Lucerne (Vierwaldstättersee) · Lake Lugano (Lago di Lugano, Ceresio) · Lake Maggiore (Lago Maggiore) · Lake Murten (Lac de Morat, Murtensee) · Lake Neuchâtel (Lac de Neuchâtel, Neuenburgersee) · Lake Sempach (Sempachersee) · Lake Thun (Thunersee) · Lake Walen (Walensee, Lake Walenstadt) · Lake Zug (Zugersee) · Lake Zurich (Zürichsee) · Sihlsee
Categories:- Lakes of Switzerland
- Aar drainage basin
- Canton of Bern
- Canton of Fribourg
- Canton of Neuchâtel
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