Oberaarsee is a
hydroelectric reservoir
A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation.
Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including control ...
in the
Grimsel area, part of the municipality of
Guttannen,
Switzerland. Its surface area is . The Oberaar dam was completed in 1953, and is operated by
Kraftwerke Oberhasli. It is drained by the Oberaarbach, which flows into the
Grimselsee.
The
Oberaar glacier is located west of the lake.
See also
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List of lakes of Switzerland
This article contains a sortable table listing all major lakes of Switzerland. The table includes all still water bodies, natural or artificial, that have a surface area of at least , regardless of water volume, maximum depth or other metric. T ...
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List of mountain lakes of Switzerland
This is a list of high-altitude lakes in Switzerland. It includes all significant lakes, natural or artificial, with an area over 4 hectares and a height over 800 metres above sea level. This height approximately corresponds to the transit ...
References
External links
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Lake Oberaar
Bernese Oberland
Oberhasli
Reservoirs in Switzerland
LOberaarsee
Lakes of the canton of Bern
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