Chapfensee

Chapfensee
Location	Mels, Canton of St. Gallen
Coordinates	47°03′00″N 9°22′34″E / 47.05°N 9.37611°E / 47.05; 9.37611Coordinates: 47°03′00″N 9°22′34″E / 47.05°N 9.37611°E / 47.05; 9.37611
Lake type	reservoir
Basin countries	Switzerland
Water volume	430,000 m³
Surface elevation	1030 m

Chapfensee is a lake at Mels, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. The area around the lake is a nature preserve.

The reservoir was built in 1946/1947 and used to generate power at the plant Plons.

In Winter

External links

• Moorlandschaft Chapfen (German)
• EW Mels: Krafwerk Plons (German)