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Klingnauer Stausee

Coordinates: 47°35′N 8°14′E / 47.583°N 8.233°E / 47.583; 8.233
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Klingnauer Stausee
Klingnauer Stausee is located in Canton of Aargau
Klingnauer Stausee
Klingnauer Stausee
Klingnauer Stausee is located in Switzerland
Klingnauer Stausee
Klingnauer Stausee
Klingnauer Stausee is located in Alps
Klingnauer Stausee
Klingnauer Stausee
LocationAargau
Coordinates47°35′N 8°14′E / 47.583°N 8.233°E / 47.583; 8.233
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsAare
Primary outflowsAare
Basin countriesSwitzerland
Max. length3 km (1.9 mi)
Max. width500 m (1,600 ft)
Surface area1.16 km2 (0.45 sq mi)
Max. depth8.5 m (28 ft)
Surface elevation318 m (1,043 ft)
Islands1
SettlementsDöttingen, Klingnau
Designated9 November 1990
Reference no.507[1]
Location
Map
Interactive map of Klingnauer Stausee

The Klingnauer Stausee (or "Klingnau reservoir") is a reservoir near Böttstein, canton of Aargau, Switzerland, at 47°35′N 8°14′E / 47.583°N 8.233°E / 47.583; 8.233. The reservoir with a surface of 1.16 km2 (0.45 sq mi) was formed at the construction of a power plant on the Aare river in the 1930s.[citation needed]

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References

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  1. ^ "Klingnauer Stausee". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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  • Media related to Klingnauer Stausee at Wikimedia Commons
  • http://www.klingnauerstausee.ch