Rifflsee
Sign in to saveRifflsee is a lake of Tyrol, Austria. It is the largest lake in the Ötztal Alps. The mountain lake is located in the Kaunergrat west of the Pitztal and is a typical moraine reservoir. The lake fills an extensive valley, the glacier-turbid water looks greenish. It is framed in the north and west by rugged peaks of the Kaunergrat, particularly striking are Seekogel and Rostizkogel. In sunny and warm weather, a considerable amount of melt water is supplied by the Seekarles, Loch, and Rifflferner.
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- Instance of
- lake
- Country
- Austria
- Located in
- Sankt Leonhard im Pitztal
- Area
- 0.27
- Elevation
- 2232
- Image
- Rifflsee from Mittagskogel 02.jpg
- Width
- 0.4
- Length
- 1
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- Rifflsee
- volume as quantity
- 3000000
- mountain range
- Ötztal Alps
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Rifflsee is a lake of Tyrol, Austria. It is the largest lake in the Ötztal Alps. The mountain lake is located in the Kaunergrat west of the Pitztal and is a typical moraine reservoir. The lake fills an extensive valley, the glacier-turbid water looks greenish. It is framed in the north and west by rugged peaks of the Kaunergrat, particularly striking are Seekogel and Rostizkogel. In sunny and warm weather, a considerable amount of melt water is supplied by the Seekarles, Loch, and Rifflferner.
An alpine club hut called the Rifflseehütte is located nearby.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rifflsee” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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