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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Predicate Object
instanceOf alpine lake
lake
area about 16.4 square kilometres
averageDepth about 80 metres
basinCountry Germany
country Germany NERFINISHED
drainageBasin Isar basin NERFINISHED
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 801 metres
formedBy glacial processes
hasHydroelectricPlant Walchensee power plant NERFINISHED
hasIsland Sassau Island NERFINISHED
hasOutflow Jachen NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Bavaria
Bavarian Alps NERFINISHED
Upper Bavaria NERFINISHED
locatedInProtectedArea Bavarian alpine landscape protection areas
locatedInTimeZone Central European Time
locatedNear Ester Mountains NERFINISHED
Herzogstand NERFINISHED
Jochberg NERFINISHED
Karwendel range NERFINISHED
Kochelsee NERFINISHED
maximumDepth about 190 metres
nearbyMountainRailway Herzogstandbahn cable car NERFINISHED
nearbySettlement Jachenau NERFINISHED
Kochel am See NERFINISHED
village of Walchensee
partOf Walchensee and Kochelsee hydropower system NERFINISHED
popularSeason summer
region Alps NERFINISHED
transportAccess B11 road NERFINISHED
usedFor diving
hiking around the lake
hydroelectric power generation
recreation
sailing
swimming
tourism
windsurfing
waterColor turquoise
waterLevelRegulatedBy Walchensee power plant NERFINISHED
waterType freshwater

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