Chapfensee

Chapfensee
Chapfensee
Chapfensee
Chapfensee
LocationMels, Canton of St. Gallen
Coordinates47°02′51″N 9°22′53″E / 47.04750°N 9.38139°E / 47.04750; 9.38139
Typereservoir
Surface area9 ha (22 acres)[1]
Water volume430,000 m3 (350 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation1,029 m (3,376 ft)

Chapfensee is a reservoir at Mels, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. The area around the reservoir is a nature preserve.

The reservoir was built in 1946/1947 and used to generate power at the plant Plons.

See also

References

  1. ^ Area retrieved from Google Earth (July 2013)
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