Grimselsee

Infobox_lake
lake_name = Grimselsee
Lake Grimsel
image_lake = Grimselsee.jpg
caption_lake =
image_bathymetry = Karte Grimselsee.pngcaption_bathymetry = map
location = Canton of Berne
coords = coord|46|34|10.52|N|8|19|38.66|E|type:waterbody_region:CH-BE|display=inline,title
type = artificial lake, hydroelectric reservoir
inflow = Oberaarbach, Treibtenbach
outflow = Aar River
catchment = 74.4 km²
basin_countries = Switzerland
length =
width =
area = 2.63 km²
depth =
max-depth =
volume = 95 mio m³
residence_time =
shore =
elevation = 1,908 m
islands =
cities =

Grimselsee or Lake Grimsel is an artificial lake near Grimsel pass in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland. With a volume of 95 mio m³, it is larger than other hydroelectric reservoirs in the region: Oberaarsee, Räterichsbodensee and Gelmersee. The dam was completed in 1932 and is operated by Kraftwerke Oberhasli AG (KWO). It is located in the municipality of Guttannen.

External links

* [http://www.grimselstrom.ch/unternehmung-en/anlagen/seen_staumauern/grimselsee?set_language=en&cl=en KWO: Lake Grimsel]