Lake of Biel

E10337

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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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Lake Biel	39
Lac de Bienne	1
Lake Biel protected landscape	1
Lake Morat	1
Lake of Biel canonical	1
north shore of Lake Biel	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 ⓘ

Referenced by (44)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

France–Switzerland border → crossesLake → Lake of Biel ⓘ

Lake Neuchâtel → connectedTo → Lake of Biel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Biel

Lake Neuchâtel → connectedTo → Lake of Biel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Morat

Swiss Plateau → contains → Lake of Biel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Biel

Western Switzerland → hasLake → Lake of Biel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Biel

Biel/Bienne → locatedOn → Lake of Biel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Biel

Biel/Bienne → hasLake → Lake of Biel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Biel

Romandie → hasLake → Lake of Biel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Biel

Three-Lakes Region → hasLake → Lake of Biel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Biel

Jura water correction system → regulates → Lake of Biel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Biel

village of Ligerz → hasViewOf → Lake of Biel ⓘ

subject surface form: Ligerz

this entity surface form: Lake Biel

Aare basin → contains → Lake of Biel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Biel

Seeland region → hasLake → Lake of Biel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Biel

Aare → feedsLake → Lake of Biel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Biel

Suze → mouth → Lake of Biel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Biel

Suze → emptiesInto → Lake of Biel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Biel

St. Peter’s Island → locatedIn → Lake of Biel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Biel

St. Peter’s Island → partOf → Lake of Biel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Biel protected landscape

Thielle River → connectsLake → Lake of Biel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Biel

Thielle River → mouthLocatedIn → Lake of Biel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Biel

Thielle River → connectsHydrologically → Lake of Biel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Biel

Lake Murten → connectedTo → Lake of Biel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Biel

A5 motorway (Switzerland) → passesNear → Lake of Biel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Biel

Chasseral → overlooks → Lake of Biel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Biel

Murtensee (partly) → isConnectedTo → Lake of Biel ⓘ

subject surface form: Murtensee

this entity surface form: Lake Biel

Canal de la Thielle → connectsWaterBody → Lake of Biel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Biel

Canal de la Thielle → flowsInto → Lake of Biel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Biel

Swiss Plateau hydrological network → containsLake → Lake of Biel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Biel

cantons of Bern, Fribourg, Vaud, Neuchâtel → sharesLakeRegion → Lake of Biel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Biel

Ligerz railway station → locatedOn → Lake of Biel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Biel

Ligerz railway station → hasNearbyWaterBody → Lake of Biel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Biel

Ligerz railway station → hasApproximateLocation → Lake of Biel ⓘ

this entity surface form: north shore of Lake Biel

Jura Foot Railway → passesAlong → Lake of Biel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Biel

Ligerz–Prêles funicular → connectsWith → Lake of Biel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Biel

Ligerz–Prêles funicular → hasViewOf → Lake of Biel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Biel

Twann → locatedOn → Lake of Biel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Biel

Reformed church of Ligerz → locatedNear → Lake of Biel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Biel

Reformed church of Ligerz → hasScenicViewOf → Lake of Biel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Biel

Ins → locatedNear → Lake of Biel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Biel

Zihl Canal → connectsFrom → Lake of Biel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Biel

Zihl Canal → waterSource → Lake of Biel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Biel

Jura lakes → hasPart → Lake of Biel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lac de Bienne

Zihl basin → hydrologicallyConnects → Lake of Biel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Biel

Zihl basin → dischargesInto → Lake of Biel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Biel