Weingartensee

The Weingartensee is a small lake located east of Täsch at the foot of the Alphubel, in the Swiss canton of Valais. The lake has a surface area of 0.64 ha and is located at 3,058 metres above sea level. It lies near the bottom of the Weingartengletscher glacier.

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Location	Valais
Coordinates	46°3′48″N 7°50′20″E / 46.06333°N 7.83889°E / 46.06333; 7.83889
Basin countries	Switzerland
Surface area	0.64 ha (1.6 acres)[1]
Surface elevation	3,058 m (10,033 ft)[2]
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Following the flood of June 2001, a dam was built and the water level was slightly reduced.^[3]

1. ^ Area retrieved from Google Earth (July 2013)
2. ^ Height retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps
3. ^ Weingarten glaciology.ethz.ch

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