Lai da Rims (German: Rimsersee) is a
lake
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in
Val Müstair
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Grisons
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Switzerland
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© 2023 Switzerland Tourism The surface area of has an elevation of 2396 m. It is the largest lake in the
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basin, which makes it also the largest lake in the Swiss portion of the
Adige
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basin.
It is not to be confused with
Lais da Rims, a set of
tarn lakes in the
Sesvenna Range near
S-charl.
Geography
Lake is located south-east of the
Swiss National Park
The Swiss National Park (; ; ; ) is located in the Western Rhaetian Alps, in eastern Switzerland. It lies within the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Graubünden, between Zernez, S-chanf, Scuol, and the Fuorn Pass in the Engadin valley on the ...
in the Ortler group
Southeast above the lake is the
Piz Umbrail, which is already on the border with Italy.
Northwest and slightly lower, the fourth stage of the (Regional Route 45) runs from
Santa Maria Val Müstair through the
Val Vau and to
Buffalora, where there is a bus stop, an inn and the P10 car park.
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See also
*List of mountain lakes of Switzerland
This is a list of high-altitude lakes of Switzerland. It includes all significant lakes located either entirely or partly in Switzerland, both natural and artificial, with an area of at least 4 ha (9.9 acres) and a location at over above sea l ...
* Hydrology of Switzerland
References
Lakes of Switzerland
Lakes of Graubünden
Val Müstair
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