Aare basin

The Aare () or Aar () is the main tributary of the High Rhine (its discharge even exceeds that of the latter at their confluence) and the longest river that both rises and ends entirely within Switzerland.

lake at Biel/Bienne, Canton of Bern, Switzerland

lake in the canton of Bern, Switzerland

lake in the Berne Canton, Switzerland

waterfall in Switzerland that is famous for featuring in the fictitious life of Sherlock Holmes

lake in Switzerland

lake in Switzerland

Waterfall in Switzerland

waterfalls in Switzerland

thumb|left|Oberaargletscher (left hand in the background) and Unteraargletscher (on the right). The small blue lake left hand in front is the Triebtenseewli.

lake in the district of Schwyz in the canton of the same name in Switzerland

lake in the Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland

The Oberaargletscher (), literally "Upper Aare-Glacier", is a long glacier (2005) situated in the Bernese Alps in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of . The lower end of this glacier lies almost 400 m higher than the (original) lower end of neighbouring Unteraargletscher.

The Grimselsee or Lake Grimsel is an artificial lake near the Grimsel Pass in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland. With a volume of 95 million m3 (21 billion imperial gallons, 25 billion US gallons), it is larger than other hydroelectric reservoirs in the Aare headwaters region: Oberaarsee, Räterichsbodensee and Gelmersee. The dam was completed in 1932 and is operated by Kraftwerke Oberhasli AG (KWO). It is located in the municipality of Guttannen.

glacier in Switzerland

glacier in Switzerland

glacier near Gadmen in Switzerland

Bachalpsee or Bachsee is a lake with an area of close to the First (which can be reached with a cable car) above Grindelwald in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. The lake, located at an elevation of , is split by a natural dam, the smaller part of the lake being lower.

glacier in Switzerland

The Aargletschers, literally "Aare-Glaciers", are a system of glaciers located at the sources of the Aare river in the Bernese Alps, Switzerland. In the original German the name is "Aargletscher" both in singular and plural, as in German the plural of "gletscher" is only marked by a change of the article: der Gletscher (one glacier), die Gletscher (many glaciers). The Aargletschers are constituted by two distinct partial glacier systems: Unteraargletscher: composed by the converging Lauteraargletscher and Finsteraargletscher, between the Lauteraarhorn, Finsteraarhorn () and Grimselsee (). Ober

__NOTOC__ Mauesee (or Germanized Mauensee, Lake of Mauen) is a lake in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland, near the town Mauensee. Mauensee Castle is built on an islet in the 0.55 km2 (136 acre) large lake. It was built in 1605 for the Pfyffer family.

Oberaarsee is a hydroelectric reservoir in the Grimsel area, part of the municipality of Guttannen, Switzerland. Its surface area is . The Oberaar dam was completed in 1953, and is operated by Kraftwerke Oberhasli. It is drained by the Oberaarbach, which flows into the Grimselsee.

Gelmersee (or Lake Gelmer) is a reservoir in Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. The hydroelectric reservoir was completed in 1932, at about the same time as the Grimselsee reservoir, and both are operated by Kraftwerke Oberhasli. The reservoir's volume is and its surface area .

lake in the canton of Bern, Switzerland

Burgäschisee is a lake near Aeschi in Switzerland, on the border of the cantons of Bern and Solothurn. The lake has a surface of 21 ha and a maximum depth of 36 m.

glacier in Switzerland

Inkwilersee is a small lake on the border of the municipalities of Inkwil, canton of Bern, and Bolken, canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. Its surface area is .

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glacier in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland

reservoir in the canton of Bern, Switzerland

canal in Switzerland

glacier in Switzerland

Amsoldingersee is small lake adjacent to the town of Amsoldingen, in the Upper Gürbetal. It is located near the city of Thun, Switzerland. The lake has a surface area of 38 hectares and a maximum length of 1.1 km and width of 500 m. The maximum depth is 14 m. It is fed by Rotmoos-Bach from the smaller Uebeschisee.

glacier in Switzerland

Moossee (or Grosser Moossee) is a lake in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its surface area is . The lake gives the name to Moosseedorf (literally "village of Moossee") on its southern shore. The golf course Moossee is located east of the lake at Münchenbuchsee. The Urtenen drains Chli Moossee before flowing into Grosser Moossee 400 m further.

Lauenensee (or Lake Lauenen) are two lakes near Lauenen in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. At an elevation of 1381 m, their surface area is 0.1 km2: the larger lake has a surface of 8.8 ha, the smaller one of 1.3 ha.

reservoir

glacier in Switzerland

Engstlensee is a natural lake used as a reservoir in the municipality of Innertkirchen, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. It is located near Joch Pass at an elevation of 1850 m. It can be reached by gondola and by foot from Titlis.

Lobsigensee is a lake at Lobsigen in Seedorf, canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its surface area is .

Iffigsee is a lake near Lenk, in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. The lake is located in the Iffigtal, near Rawil Pass. To the south of the lake is the Wildhorn (3,248 metres).

__NOTOC__ Soppensee is a lake in Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. The surface area is . The lake and its surroundings are located in the municipalities of Buttisholz, Menznau and Ruswil.

Uebeschisee is a small lake at Uebeschi, in the Upper Gürbetal, near Thun, Switzerland. It is located adjacent to the municipalities of Höfen, Amsoldingen and Uebeschi. The lake has a surface area of and a maximum depth of 15 m. Rotmoos-Bach drains it into the larger Amsoldingersee.

Dittligsee is a lake in the canton of Bern, Switzerland, near Blumenstein and Wattenwil. Its surface area is .

thumb|Reichenbachtal seen from the Grosse Scheidegg Pass, with a view of the Engelhörner thumb|Reichenbachtal at Rosenlaui, with a view of Wetterhorn and Rosenlaui Glacier thumb|Klein & Gross Simelistock, Engelhörner-Mittelgruppe & Engelhörner-Westgruppe – Tannenspitze, Rosenlauistock & Sattelspitzen

Trübtensee or Triebtenseewli is a lake in the municipality of Guttannen, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. The reservoir's surface area is . Its dam was completed in the 1950s and holds a volume of 1.1 mio m³.

Geistsee is a lake at Längenbühl in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its surface area is . The lake is private property and not accessible by the public.

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

Niederriedsee (or Stausee Niederried) is a reservoir formed by the Niederried dam on the Aar River in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. It is named after the nearby village Niederried bei Kallnach.

Mattenalpsee (or Lake Mattenalp) is a reservoir in the municipality of Innertkirchen, canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its surface area is . The reservoir receives the water from Gauli Glacier. The water is channeled into Räterichsbodensee.