Walchensee

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Walchensee is a large alpine lake in Bavaria, Germany, renowned for its clear turquoise waters, scenic mountain surroundings, and use in hydroelectric power generation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf alpine lake
lake
area about 16.4 square kilometres
averageDepth about 80 metres
basinCountry Germany
country Germany
drainageBasin Isar basin
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 801 metres
formedBy glacial processes
hasHydroelectricPlant Walchensee power plant
hasIsland Sassau Island
hasOutflow Jachen
Walchensee power plant tailrace to Kochelsee
hasShorelineType mostly steep and forested shores
knownFor clear turquoise water
hydroelectric power generation
scenic mountain surroundings
languageOfToponym German
locatedIn Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district
Bavaria
Bavarian Alps
Upper Bavaria
locatedInProtectedArea Bavarian alpine landscape protection areas
locatedInTimeZone Central European Time
locatedNear Ester Mountains
Herzogstand
Jochberg
Karwendel range
linked to: Karwendel

Kochelsee
maximumDepth about 190 metres
nearbyMountainRailway Herzogstandbahn cable car
nearbySettlement Jachenau
Kochel am See
village of Walchensee
partOf Walchensee and Kochelsee hydropower system
popularSeason summer
region Alps
transportAccess B11 road
usedFor diving
hiking around the lake
hydroelectric power generation
recreation
sailing
swimming
tourism
windsurfing
waterColor turquoise
waterLevelRegulatedBy Walchensee power plant
waterType freshwater

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