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lake in Tyrol

Key facts

Location
Tyrol
Primary inflows
Buchauer Bach, Dalfazer Bach, Wankratz Bach
Primary outflows
Achen Bach
Basin countries
Austria
Max length
9.4 km (5.8 mi)
Max width
1 km (0.62 mi)
Surface area
6.8 km (2.6 sq mi)
Max depth
133 m (436 ft)
Water volume
0.481 km (0.115 cu mi)
Surface elevation
929 m (3,048 ft)

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Wikidata facts

Area
6.8
Elevation
929
Image
380 m über dem Inntal liegt der Achensee. 03.jpg
Width
1.0
Length
8.4
Perimeter
20.85
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Commons category
Achensee
vertical depth
133
watershed area
218
volume as quantity
454.2
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Lake Achen (German: Achensee) is a lake in Austria, north of Jenbach in Tyrol. Lake Achen is also called "Fjord of the Alps" and "Tyrolean Sea". The largest lake within the federal state, its maximum depth is 133 metres (436 ft). Together with the Achen Valley, it parts the Karwendel mountain range in the west from the Brandenberg Alps in the east.

Water quality is near that of drinking water, with sight up to ten metres (33 ft) below the surface. An alpine lake, water temperature is accordingly low, rarely above 20 °C (68 °F). Its size and wind conditions make it suitable for windsurfing.

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