Rotsee

__NOTOC__ The Rotsee (; previously known as Rootsee) is a natural rowing lake on the northern edge of Lucerne, Switzerland. It is regarded as one of the best rowing venues in the world.

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Body of water.name: Rotsee
Body of water.image: Rotsee.jpg
Body of water.caption: Rotsee, with a train on the Zug–Lucerne railway in the background
Body of water.location: Canton of Lucerne
Body of water.outflow: Ron
Body of water.basin_countries: Switzerland
Body of water.cities: Lucerne, Ebikon
Body of water.pushpin_map: Canton of Lucerne#Switzerland#Alps
Body of water.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Body of water.mapframe: yes
Body of water.mapframe zoom: 14

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Area: 0.48
Elevation: 419
Image: Rotsee.jpg
Width: 0.25
Length: 2.5

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vertical depth: 16

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History
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__NOTOC__ The Rotsee (; previously known as Rootsee) is a natural rowing lake on the northern edge of Lucerne, Switzerland. It is regarded as one of the best rowing venues in the world.

==Description and location== The lake and its surrounding area is used for local recreation. All of the lake frontage is a protected area. The lake formed through glacial processes and it is thought that the river Reuss flowed through this valley in between ice ages. There is no notable inflow and virtually no current. Nearby hills protect the lake from wind. It is long. These factors make it an ideal rowing venue and German-speaking rowers refer to it as Göttersee, which translates as "lake of the gods". The expression was coined at the 1962 World Rowing Championships by a Japanese rowing official.