Rotelsee
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Rotelsee at 2030 m Watershed between Po and Rhône at the trees on the hill | |
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| Location | Simplon Pass, Valais |
| Coordinates | 46°14′39″N 8°1′51″E / 46.24417°N 8.03083°E |
| Basin countries | Switzerland |
| Surface area | 1.2 ha (3.0 acres) |
| Surface elevation | 2,030 m (6,660 ft) |
Rotelsee (also Rotelschsee)[1] is a lake near Simplon Pass in the canton of Valais, Switzerland.[2] The water of the lake powers a small turbine in the monastery Simplon Hospice. The distance from the lake to the monastery is 220m and the difference of altitude is 30m.[3]
Lake Rotel lies only 300m from the watershed between Po and Rhône[4] The water of Rotelsee flows → Chrummbach → Diveria → Toce → Lake Maggiore → Ticino → Po → Adriatic Sea.
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References
- ^ Rotelschsee on Swiss Geo Map
- ^ "Rotelsee (Simplon, VS) - schweizersee.ch". schweizersee.ch (in German). Retrieved 2018-11-23.
- ^ Swiss Geo-maps
- ^ Distance to watershed on Swiss Geo Map