Lake Neuchâtel

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lake natural freshwater lake

Lake Neuchâtel is the largest lake entirely within Switzerland, located in the French-speaking western part of the country and known for its scenic shores and surrounding vineyards.

Aliases (4)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	lake → natural freshwater lake →
adjacentCity	Neuchâtel →
adjacentTown	Estavayer-le-Lac → Grandson → Yverdon-les-Bains →
averageDepth	about 64 m →
basinCountry	Switzerland →
connectedTo	Lake Biel → Lake Morat →
country	Switzerland →
drainageBasin	Aare basin → Rhine basin →
elevationAboveSeaLevel	about 429 m →
geologicalOrigin	glacial lake →
hasIsland	Île de la Motte →
hasLanguageRegion	French-speaking Switzerland →
inflow	Areuse → Broye → Thielle River →
knownFor	scenic shores → surrounding vineyards → wine-growing region around its shores →
largestLakeEntirelyIn	Switzerland →
length	about 38 km →
locatedIn	French-speaking part of Switzerland → Romandy → western Switzerland →
locatedInCanton	canton of Bern → canton of Fribourg → canton of Neuchâtel → canton of Vaud →
locatedInRegion	Canton of Neuchâtel wine region →
locatedNear	Jura Mountains →
maximumDepth	about 152 m →
maximumWidth	about 8.2 km →
outflow	Thielle River → Zihlkanal →
partOf	Swiss Plateau → Three-Lakes Region →
surfaceArea	about 218 km² →
touristAttractionIn	canton of Neuchâtel → canton of Vaud →
usedFor	boating → fishing → recreation → tourism →
waterType	freshwater →

Referenced by (30)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Fribourg ("Lac de Neuchâtel (partly)") → Romandie → Seeland region → Three-Lakes Region → Vaud → Western Switzerland →	hasLake
Lake of Biel → Lake of Biel ("Lake Murten") →	connectedTo
Aare basin → Swiss Plateau →	contains
France–Switzerland border → France–Switzerland border ("Lake of Morat") →	crossesLake
Areuse → Broye →	emptiesInto
Areuse → Broye →	flowsInto
Estavayer-le-Lac → Grandson →	locatedOn
Zihlkanal →	connectsWaterBody
Broye ("Lake Neuchâtel basin") →	drainageBasin
Zihlkanal →	drainsFrom
Neuchâtel →	hasBodyOfWater
Grandson →	hasLakeShore
Île de la Motte ("Lake Neuchâtel basin") →	isPartOf
Île de la Motte →	locatedIn
University of Neuchâtel →	locatedOnShoreOf
Broye →	mouth
Jura water correction system →	regulates
Île de la Motte →	surroundedBy
Estavayer-le-Lac →	waterBody