Obersee (Arosa)
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| Location | Arosa, Grisons |
| Coordinates | 46°47′04″N 9°40′53″E / 46.78444°N 9.68139°E |
| Type | oligotrophic, dimictic |
| Basin countries | Switzerland |
| Max. length | 390 m (1,280 ft) |
| Max. width | 250 m (820 ft) |
Surface area | 7.1 ha (18 acres) |
Average depth | 7.3 m (24 ft) |
| Max. depth | 13 m (43 ft) |
Water volume | 0.5 million cubic metres (410 acre⋅ft) |
Surface elevation | 1,734 m (5,689 ft) |
| Frozen | 5-6 months |
Obersee (German pronunciation: [ˈoːbɐzeː] ⓘ, lit. 'Upper Lake') or Oberer Arosasee is the lake in the center of Arosa, a resort in the Grisons, Switzerland. The lake has a surface area of 7.1 ha (18 acres) at an elevation of 1734 m. Arosa's lower lake (Untersee) is at 1691 m.
Gallery
The railway station and cable car by the Obersee
Obersee (November 2002)
See also
External links
- Winder, Monika (2002). "Zooplankton ecology in high-mountain lakes" (pdf). ETH Zurich.
Media related to Obersee at Wikimedia Commons