Oberer Murgsee (or "Ober Murgsee") 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 ...
in the Murg valley (Murgtal), in the
canton of St. Gallen
The canton of St. Gallen or St Gall ( ; ; ; ) is a canton of Switzerland. Its capital is St. Gallen.
Located in northeastern Switzerland, the canton has an area of (5% of Switzerland) and a resident population close to half a million as of ...
,
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
. It is the highest of the three
Murgseen.
The lake is drained by the
Murgbach which empties into
Lake Walen
Lake Walen, also known as Lake Walenstadt or (), is one of the larger lakes in Switzerland. Located in the east of the country, about two thirds of its area are in the canton of St. Gallen and about one third in the canton of Glarus.
Its na ...
at Murg (municipality of Quarten).
See also
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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 ...
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Lakes of Switzerland
Lakes of the canton of St. Gallen
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