Lake Brienz

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Lake Brienz is a deep, turquoise-colored alpine lake in central Switzerland, renowned for its dramatic mountain scenery and crystal-clear waters.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf alpine lake
lake
adjacentMountain Augstmatthorn
Brienzer Rothorn NERFINISHED
adjacentValley Lütschine
surface form: Lütschine valley
averageElevation about 564 metres above sea level
basinCountry Switzerland
connectedByRiverTo Lake Thun NERFINISHED
country Switzerland
drainageBasin Aare basin
formedBy glacial processes
hasIsland Schnäggeninseli NERFINISHED
hasPassengerShipping yes
hasPort Brienz
Bönigen NERFINISHED
hasShorelineSettlement Iseltwald
Niederried bei Interlaken
Ringgenberg
inflows Aare
knownFor crystal-clear water
dramatic mountain scenery
length about 14 kilometres
locatedEastOf Lake Thun NERFINISHED
locatedIn canton of Bern NERFINISHED
Central Switzerland
surface form: central Switzerland
locatedInRegion Bernese Oberland NERFINISHED
managedBy BLS Schifffahrt
maximumDepth about 260 metres
nearbyAttraction Brienz Rothorn Railway
Giessbach Falls
village of Iseltwald
nearbyTown Brienz
Interlaken
outflows Aare
partOf Aare
surface form: Aare river system
primaryRiver Aare
shape long and narrow
surfaceArea about 29.8 square kilometres
tourismActivity boat cruises
hiking along shores
kayaking
swimming
usedFor fishing
recreation
tourism
waterClarity high
waterColor turquoise
waterTemperature cold
waterType freshwater

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Aare basin contains Lake Brienz
Bernese Alps contains Lake Brienz
Aare feedsLake Lake Brienz