Sufnersee

Sufnersee
Sufnersee
Sufnersee
Sufnersee
Sufnersee
LocationGrisons
Coordinates46°34′2″N 9°22′16″E / 46.56722°N 9.37111°E / 46.56722; 9.37111
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsHinterrhein
Primary outflowsHinterrhein
Catchment area194 km2 (75 sq mi)
Basin countriesSwitzerland
Max. length2.2 km (1.4 mi)
Surface area0.90 km2 (0.35 sq mi)
Max. depth51 m (167 ft)
Water volume17.5 million cubic metres (14,200 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation1,401 m (4,596 ft)

Sufnersee is a reservoir between Splügen and Sufers on the Hinterrhein river in the Grisons, Switzerland, surrounded by peaks of the Adula Alps. The Sufers dam was built in 1962. The reservoir has a volume of 17.5 million m³ and its surface area is 0.90 km².[1]

Notes

  1. ^ "Swiss Dams: Sufers", Swiss Committee on Dams, accessed 3 October 2023

See also

  • Media related to Sufnersee at Wikimedia Commons


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