thumb|350px|Map of major lakes and [[List of rivers of Switzerland|rivers of Switzerland labelled in the relevant local language (French, German or Italian).]]
This article contains a sortable table listing all major lakes of Switzerland. The table includes all still water bodies located either entirely or partly in Switzerland, both natural and artificial, that have a surface area of at least ,<!--Please do not change the threshold unless you are prepared to make the list exhaustive.--> regardless of water volume, maximum depth or other metric. These lakes are ranked by area, the table including also the elevation above sea level and maximum depth. They are either natural (type N), natural but used as reservoirs (NR) or fully artificial (A).
Along with the mountains, lakes constitute a major natural feature of Switzerland, with over of shores within the country. Lakes, large and small, can be found in almost all cantons and provide an important source of water, leisure opportunities, as well as suitable habitat for fish-eating birds. The two most extensive, Lake Geneva and Lake Constance, are amongst the largest in Europe and mark the border of the Swiss Plateau, along with the Alps and the Jura Mountains. The largest wholly Swiss lake is Lake Neuchâtel. The remaining lakes over are Lake Maggiore and Lake Lucerne. In total 103<!--Map checked--> lakes exist that are more than in surface area, and a considerable number of smaller lakes. All these lakes are found in the four major river basins of Switzerland: Rhine, Rhone, Po and Danube, at almost all elevations below the permanent snow line.
Many lakes are navigable and include recreational boat lines, such as Lake Constance (URh), Lake Geneva (CGN), Lake Lucerne (SGV), Lake Lugano (SNL), Lake Walen (Schiffsbetrieb Walensee) and Lake Zurich (ZSG).
Distribution
There are several thousand lakes in Switzerland, with estimations up to 7000, although those include very small water bodies, traditionally referred to as "lakes". On this list, only the 103 largest lakes, which are over 30 hectares in area, are included. Among these, 58 are over 1.0 km<sup>2</sup>, 17 are over 10 km<sup>2</sup>, and just five are over 100 km<sup>2</sup> in area. Of these lakes, 37 are natural, 21 are natural, but are used as reservoirs, and 45 are manmade reservoirs. These 103 lakes are shared among 21 cantons, out of the 26. Some of these lakes are also shared with neighboring France, Germany, Austria, and Italy (for simplicity purposes, only the total area of the lake is indicated). Four of the cantons (Grisons, Bern, Valais, and Ticino) have more than 10 of the lakes, apiece, and just over one-half of the cantons (14) have one or more lakes of over 100 km<sup>2</sup> in area. Most of these lakes are either below 800 metres above sea level (mostly natural lakes), or above 1600 metres (mostly manmade lakes). A large majority of the lakes, 66, are located in the Rhine basin (partly via the Aare River); 17 in the Rhone basin (partly via the Doubs River); 14 in the Po River basin (mostly via the Ticino River); and six are in the Danube River basin (all via the Inn River).
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| thumb|Largest in area and volume: [[Lake Geneva]]
| thumb|Lowest and deepest: [[Lake Maggiore]]
| thumb|Highest: [[Muttsee]]
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" style="font-size:97%"
|+ Distribution by canton of the lakes over 0.30 km<sup>2</sup>, grouped by area, elevation and depth
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Canton
! scope="col" colspan="4" | By area
! scope="col" colspan="3" | By elevation
! scope="col" colspan="4" | By max. depth
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Total
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Lakes per<br>
|-
!<!!!!!!>!!<!!!!>!!<!!!!!!>
|-
! scope="row"| Aargau
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0.21
|-
! scope="row"| Bern
| 8
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 9
| 2
| 5
| 7
| 5
| 2
| 2
| 16
| 0.27
|-
! scope="row"| Fribourg
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 0.36
|-
! scope="row"| Geneva
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0.71
|-
! scope="row"| Glarus
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0.58
|-
! scope="row"| Grisons
| 9
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 15
| 4
| 9
| 6
| 0
| 19
| 0.27
|-
! scope="row"| Jura
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0.12
|-
! scope="row"| Lucerne
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 0.47
|-
! scope="row"| Neuchâtel
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 0.75
|-
! scope="row"| Nidwalden
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0.36
|-
! scope="row"| Obwalden
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 1.02
|-
! scope="row"| Schaffhausen
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0.34
|-
! scope="row"| Schwyz
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 6
| 0.66
|-
! scope="row"| St. Gallen
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 4
| 0.20
|-
! scope="row"| Thurgau
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0.30
|-
! scope="row"| Ticino
| 5
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 4
| 4
| 3
| 12
| 0.43
|-
! scope="row"| Uri
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 0.19
|-
! scope="row"| Valais
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 12
| 3
| 4
| 4
| 2
| 13
| 0.25
|-
! scope="row"| Vaud
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 7
| 0.22
|-
! scope="row"| Zug
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0.84
|-
! scope="row"| Zurich
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 0.23
|- class="sortbottom"
! scope="row"| Switzerland
| 45
| 41
| 12
| 5
| 42
| 17
| 44
| 40
| 31
| 23
| 9
| 103
| 0.25
|}
Main list
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Rank
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Name
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Type*<br />
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Local names
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Canton(s), neighboring countries
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| River basin
! scope="col" colspan="2"| Area
! scope="col" colspan="2"| Elevation
! scope="col" colspan="2"| Max. depth
|-
! scope="col"| km<sup>2</sup>
! scope="col"| mi<sup>2</sup>
! scope="col"| m
! scope="col"| ft
! scope="col"| m
! scope="col"| ft
|-
! scope="row"| 1
| || N || Lac Léman, Lac de Genève
| Geneva, Vaud, Valais, France
| Rhone
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 2
| || N || Bodensee
| St. Gallen, Thurgau, Austria, Germany
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 3
| || N || Lac de Neuchâtel, Neuenburgersee
| Bern, Fribourg, Neuchâtel, Vaud
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 4
| || N || Verbano, Lago Maggiore
| Ticino, Italy
| Po
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 5
| || N || Vierwaldstättersee
| Lucerne, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schwyz, Uri
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 6
| || N || Zürichsee
| St. Gallen, Schwyz, Zurich
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 7
| Untersee || N || Untersee
| Schaffhausen, Thurgau, Germany
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 8
| || N || Ceresio, Lago di Lugano
| Ticino, Italy
| Po
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 9
| || N || Thunersee
| Bern
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 10
| || N || Lac de Bienne, Bielersee
| Bern, Neuchâtel
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 11
| || N || Zugersee
| Lucerne, Schwyz, Zug
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 12
| || N || Brienzersee
| Bern
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 13
| || N || Walensee
| Glarus, St. Gallen
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 14
| || N || Lac de Morat (Murtensee)
| Fribourg, Vaud
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 15
| || N || Sempachersee
| Lucerne
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 16
| Sihlsee || A || Sihlsee
| Schwyz
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 17
| || N || Hallwilersee
| Aargau, Lucerne
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 18
| || A || Lac de la Gruyère
| Fribourg
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 19
| || NR || Lac de Joux
| Vaud
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 20
| Greifensee || N || Greifensee
| Zurich
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 21
| || N || Sarnersee
| Obwalden
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 22
| || N || Ägerisee
| Zug
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 23
| || N || Baldeggersee
| Lucerne
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 24
| || A || Lago di Livigno
| Grisons, Italy
| Danube
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 25
| Schiffenensee || A || Schiffenensee, Lac de Schiffenen
| Fribourg
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 26
| Wägitalersee || A || Wägitalersee
| Schwyz
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 27
| || A || Lago di Lei
| Grisons, Italy
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 28
| || N || Silsersee, Lej da Segl
| Grisons
| Danube
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 29
| || A || Lac des Dix
| Valais
| Rhone
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 30
| || A || Wohlensee
| Bern
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 31
| || A || Lac d'Emosson
| Valais
| Rhone
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 32
| Klöntalersee || NR || Klöntalersee
| Glarus
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 33
| || N || Silvaplanersee, Lej da Silvaplauna
| Grisons
| Danube
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 34
| Pfäffikersee || N || Pfäffikersee
| Zurich
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 35
| || N || Lauerzersee
| Schwyz
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 36
| Grimselsee || NR || Grimselsee
| Bern
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 37
| || NR || Lungerersee, Lungernsee
| Obwalden
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 38
| || A || Lac de Mauvoisin
| Valais
| Rhone
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 39
| || NR || Lago di Poschiavo
| Grisons
| Po
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 40
| || A || Lai da Sontga Maria
| Grisons, Ticino
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 41
| Mattmarksee || A || Mattmarksee
| Valais
| Rhone
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 42
| || A || Lago di Vogorno
| Ticino
| Po
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 43
| || A || Lac de Salanfe
| Valais
| Rhone
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 44
| Zervreilasee || A || Zervreilasee
| Grisons
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 45
| || A || Lac de l'Hongrin
| Vaud
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 46
| || NR || Lago Bianco
| Grisons
| Po
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 47
| || NR || Lago Ritom
| Ticino
| Po
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 48
| Oberaarsee || A || Oberaarsee
| Bern
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 49
| || A || Lai da Marmorera
| Grisons
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 50
| || A || Lac de Moiry
| Valais
| Rhone
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 51
| Limmernsee || A || Limmernsee
| Glarus
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 52
| Göscheneralpsee || A || Göscheneralpsee
| Uri
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 53
| || A || Lago di Luzzone
| Ticino
| Po
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 54
| Albigna lake || A || Lago da l'Albigna <br /> Lägh da l'Albigna
| Grisons
| Po
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 55
| Oeschinen Lake || N || Oeschinensee
| Bern
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 56
| Klingnauer Stausee || A || Klingnauer Stausee
| Aargau
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 57
| || A || Lago del Sambuco
| Ticino
| Po
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 58
| || A || Lac de Verbois
| Geneva
| Rhone
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 59
| || A || Lai da Nalps
| Grisons
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 60
| || A || Lac de Tseuzier
| Valais
| Rhone
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 61
| Sufnersee || A || Sufnersee
| Grisons
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 62
| || A || Lai da Curnera
| Grisons
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 63
| || N || Lej da San Murezzan, St. Moritzersee
| Grisons
| Danube
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 64
| || NR || Lago del Narèt
| Ticino
| Po
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 65
| Flachsee || A || Flachsee
| Aargau
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 66
| || N || Lac des Brenets
| Neuchâtel, France
| Rhone
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 67
| Alte Aare || N || Alte Aare
| Bern
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 68
| Gigerwaldsee || A || Gigerwaldsee
| St. Gallen
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 69
| || A || Lac de Moron
| Neuchâtel, France
| Rhone
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 70
| || A || Lac de Montsalvens
| Fribourg
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 71
| Räterichsbodensee || A || Räterichsbodensee
| Bern
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 72
| || NR || Lac Brenet
| Vaud
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 73
| Daubensee || N || Daubensee
| Valais
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 74
| Griessee || A || Griessee
| Valais
| Rhone
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 75
| Gelmersee || NR || Gelmersee
| Bern
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 76
| || A || Lac des Toules
| Valais
| Rhone
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 77
| || NR || Davosersee
| Grisons
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 78
| || A || Lac du Vieux Emosson
| Valais
| Rhone
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 79
| || NR || Lago di Lucendro
| Ticino
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 80
| Mauensee || N || Mauensee
| Lucerne
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 81
| Melchsee || NR || Melchsee
| Obwalden
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 82
| Niederriedsee || A || Niederriedsee
| Bern
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 83
| Türlersee || N || Türlersee
| Zurich
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 84
| || A || Lac de Cleuson
| Valais
| Rhone
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 85
| || NR || Lac de Bret
| Vaud
| Rhone
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 86
| || A || Lago dei Cavagnöö, Lago di Cavagnoli
| Ticino
| Po
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 87
| Rotsee || N || Rotsee
| Lucerne
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 88
| Engstlensee || NR || Engstlensee
| Bern
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 89
| || NR || Lac des Taillères
| Neuchâtel
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 90
| Schwarzsee || N || Schwarzsee
| Fribourg
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 91
| || NR || Lago della Sella
| Ticino
| Po
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 92
| Arnensee || NR || Arnensee
| Bern
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 93
| || N || Laj da Vadret
| Grisons
| Danube
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 94
| Muttsee || NR || Muttsee
| Glarus
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 95
| || A || Lac de Biaufond
| Jura, Neuchâtel, France
| Rhone
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 96
| || NR || Lago Tremorgio
| Ticino
| Po
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 97
| || A || Lag da Pigniu, Panixersee
| Grisons
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 98
| Amsoldingersee || N || Amsoldingersee
| Bern
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 99
| || A || Lago d'Isola
| Grisons
| Po
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 100
| || A || Lai da Ova Spin
| Grisons
| Danube
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 101
| Hüttwilersee || N || Hüttwilersee
| Thurgau
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 102
| Tannensee || NR || Tannensee
| Obwalden
| Rhine
| || ||
|-
! scope="row"| 103
| Moossee || N || Moossee
| Bern
| Rhine
| || ||
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Types: N = natural; NR = natural but used as reservoirs; A = fully artificial
See also
- Hydrology of Switzerland
- List of rivers of Switzerland
- List of glaciers of Switzerland
- List of islands of Switzerland
- Fishing industry in Switzerland
- :Category:Lakes of Switzerland by canton
- Italian Lakes – group of lakes on the Italian border
Notes
References
External links
- Lakes, MySwitzerland.com
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