Lake of Biel

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lake natural freshwater lake

Lake of Biel is a scenic lake in western Switzerland’s Seeland region, known for its vineyards, islands, and role in the Jura water correction system.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Lake Biel	14
Lake Biel protected landscape	1
Lake Morat	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	lake ⓘ natural freshwater lake ⓘ
averageDepth	about 31 m ⓘ
basinCountry	Switzerland ⓘ
connectedTo	Lake Neuchâtel ⓘ surface form: Lake Murten Lake Neuchâtel ⓘ
country	Switzerland ⓘ
drainageBasin	Aare basin ⓘ Rhine ⓘ surface form: Rhine basin
elevationAboveSeaLevel	about 429 m ⓘ
hasBilingualCityOnShore	Biel/Bienne ⓘ
hasIsland	St. Peter’s Island ⓘ
hasShorelineFeature	lakeside villages ⓘ vineyard terraces ⓘ
inflow	Aare ⓘ Suze ⓘ Zihlkanal ⓘ surface form: Zihl
knownFor	recreation and tourism ⓘ scenic landscapes ⓘ vineyards on its northern shore ⓘ wine-growing region ⓘ
languageRegion	Romandy ⓘ surface form: French-speaking Switzerland Swiss Germans ⓘ surface form: German-speaking Switzerland
length	about 15 km ⓘ
locatedIn	Seeland region ⓘ canton of Bern ⓘ Western Switzerland ⓘ surface form: western Switzerland
locatedNear	Biel/Bienne ⓘ surface form: city of Biel/Bienne town of Nidau ⓘ village of Ligerz ⓘ village of Twann ⓘ
maxDepth	about 74 m ⓘ
maxWidth	about 4.1 km ⓘ
outflow	Zihlkanal ⓘ surface form: Zihl
partOf	Jura water correction system ⓘ Swiss Plateau ⓘ surface form: Swiss Plateau lake system
surfaceArea	about 39 km² ⓘ
tourismActivity	boat cruises ⓘ hiking along lakeshore ⓘ wine tourism ⓘ
usedFor	fishing ⓘ hydropower regulation ⓘ navigation ⓘ sailing ⓘ swimming ⓘ
waterManagementRole	flood control in Seeland ⓘ regulation of Aare river flow ⓘ