Totensee

Totensee

Infobox lake
lake_name = Totensee
image_lake = VS-65-06.jpg
caption_lake =
image_bathymetry =
caption_bathymetry =
location = Grimsel Pass, Valais
coords = coord|46|33|37.048|N|8|20|22.906|E|type:waterbody_region:CH-VS|display=inline,title
type = natural lake, reservoir
inflow =
outflow =
catchment =
basin_countries = Switzerland
length =
width =
area = 0.18 km²
depth =
max-depth = 34 m
volume = 2.5 mio m³
residence_time =
shore =
elevation = 2,160 m
islands =
cities =

Totensee (or "Totesee") is a small natural lake (0.18 km²) at the Grimsel Pass in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is used as a reservoir and drained into Grimselsee.

In November 2006, the lake's entire trout population died, possibly due to algae.

The name "Totensee" (also: "Lake Toten", literally "Lake of the Dead") is said to be derived from soldiers of Duke Berchtold V of Zähringen driven into the lake by the people of Valais.

External links

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


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