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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Walchensee canonical 8

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Statements (49)

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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