__NOTOC__ Lake Hallwil ( German: ''Hallwilersee'') is a

lake A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from ...

largely in the

Canton of Aargau Aargau ( ; ), more formally the Canton of Aargau (; ; ; ), is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of eleven districts and its capital is Aarau. Aargau is one of the most northerly cantons of Switzerland, by th ...

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, located at . It is the largest lake in Aargau and lies mostly in the districts of

Lenzburg Lenzburg is a town in the central region of the Switzerland, Swiss canton of Aargau and is the capital of the Lenzburg District. The town, founded in the Middle Ages, lies in the Seetal, Seetal valley, about 3 kilometres south of the Aare river. L ...

and Kulm on the southern edge of the canton. The southern tip of the lake reaches into the canton of

Lucerne Lucerne ( ) or Luzern ()Other languages: ; ; ; . is a city in central Switzerland, in the Languages of Switzerland, German-speaking portion of the country. Lucerne is the capital of the canton of Lucerne and part of the Lucerne (district), di ...

. The main river leading to this lake is the Aabach, which is coming from the Lake Baldegg. Its surface is approximately 10.3 km² and its maximum depth is 48 metres. It is a popular vacation destination. In 1938 Sir Malcolm Campbell set a world

water speed record The world unlimited water speed record is the officially recognised fastest speed achieved by a water-borne vehicle, irrespective of propulsion method. The current unlimited record is , achieved by Australian Ken Warby in the ''Spirit of Austra ...

in Blue Bird K3 on the lake.

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Waterlevels of Lake Hallwil
at Meisterschwanden
Profile of Lake Hallwil
at schweizersee.ch Lakes of Switzerland Lakes of Aargau Lakes of the canton of Lucerne LHallwil {{Switzerland-lake-stub

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