🌊 Rotelsee

Switzerland · Europe · 2,030 m · 46.24°N, 8.03°E

Rotelsee is a lake near Simplon Pass in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. The water of the lake powers a small turbine in the monastery Simplon Hospice. The distance from the lake to the monastery is 220m and the difference of altitude is 30m.

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Quick facts

Country	Switzerland
Continent / region	Europe
Surface elevation	2,030 m above sea level
Coordinates (approx.)	46.24°N, 8.03°E · view on map

Rotelsee sits at 2,030 m in Switzerland, in Europe. The full story of this lake is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

More lakes in Switzerland

Lake Biel · Lake Zug · Lake Brienz · Walensee · Lake Morat · Lake Sempach · Lake Hallwil · Lac de Joux · Greifensee (lake) · Lake Neuchâtel.

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