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Wichelsee is a lake in Obwalden, Switzerland. Its surface area is . The reservoir is located in the municipalities of Alpnach and Sarnen. It formed after the Sarner Aa was dammed in 1955. The area around the lake was protected in 2005.

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Instance of
reservoir
Area
0.22
Elevation
459
Image
Wichelsee bei Alpnach.jpg
Perimeter
4.262
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outflows
Sarner Aa
inflows
Sarner Aa
basin country
Switzerland
Commons category
Wichelsee
volume as quantity
400.000
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Wichelsee is a lake in Obwalden, Switzerland. Its surface area is . The reservoir is located in the municipalities of Alpnach and Sarnen. It formed after the Sarner Aa was dammed in 1955. The area around the lake was protected in 2005.

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