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Lake Neuchâtel
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lake in Switzerland
Lake Neuchâtel is a large freshwater lake located in Switzerland, situated between the Jura Mountains and the Swiss plateau. It is the largest lake entirely within Swiss borders and serves as an important natural resource for the region.
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Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Neuchâtel
- Country
- Switzerland
- Located in
- Canton of Neuchâtel
- Area
- 217.9
- Elevation
- 429
- Image
- Lac de neuchâtel et montagne de boudry.jpg
- Width
- 8.2
- Length
- 38
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- Commons category
- Lake Neuchâtel
- topic's main category
- Category:Lake Neuchâtel
- vertical depth
- 152
- mountain range
- Swiss Plateau
- volume as quantity
- 14
- watershed area
- 2672
- basin country
- Switzerland
- drainage basin
- Rhine basin
- webcam page URL
- lacdeneuchatel.roundshot.com
- P8168
- Black River
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Encyclopedic overview
Lake Neuchâtel lies primarily in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland. The lake lies mainly in the canton of Neuchâtel, but is also shared by the cantons of Vaud, Fribourg, and Bern. It comprises one of the lakes in the Three Lakes Region (French: Pays des Trois-Lacs, German: Drei-Seen-Land), along with lakes Biel/Bienne and Morat/Murten.
With a surface of 218.3 km (84 sq mi), Lake Neuchâtel is the largest lake located entirely in Switzerland and the 59th largest lake in Europe. It is 38.3 km (23.8 mi) long and 8.2 km (5.1 mi) at its widest. Its surface is 429 metres (1,407 ft) above sea level, and the maximum depth is 152 metres (499 ft). The total water volume is 14.0 km (3.4 cu mi). The lake's drainage area is approximately 2,670 km (1,031 sq mi) and its culminating point is Le Chasseron at 1,607 metres (5,272 ft).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lake Neuchâtel” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.