Palü Lake

Palü Lake
Palü Lake is located in Canton of Graubünden
Palü Lake
Palü Lake
Palü Lake is located in Switzerland
Palü Lake
Palü Lake
Palü Lake is located in Italy
Palü Lake
Palü Lake
Palü Lake is located in Alps
Palü Lake
Palü Lake
LocationGrisons
Coordinates46°22′22″N 10°01′33″E / 46.37278°N 10.02583°E / 46.37278; 10.02583
Typenatural lake, reservoir
Basin countriesSwitzerland
Surface area5.2 ha (13 acres)[1]
Surface elevation1,923 m (6,309 ft)
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Palü Lake (Italian: Lago Palü, Romansh: Lagh da Palü, German Palüsee) is a lake below Piz Palü in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It has an elevation of 1,923 m (6,309 ft) and a surface area of 5.2 ha (13 acres). Water from Palü Glacier feeds into the lake.[2]

In 1926, a dam was built enabling use of the lake as a reservoir. The nearby Palü hydro-electric power station [de] has an installed capacity of 10 MW and is fed by a pressurised pipe-line from Lago Bianco. The outfall from this plant, along with water from Lago Palü, feeds an underground pipeline to the Cavaglia power station [de] at Cavaglia. The 800-metre (2,600 ft) tunnel connecting the two plants also accommodates a funicular railway that is open to the public during tours of the plants.[2][3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Area retrieved from Google Earth (July 2013)
  2. ^ a b "Maps of Switzerland" (Map). map.geo.admin.ch. Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Wasserkraftwerke" [Hydroelectric power plants] (in German). Repower. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Die Puschlaver Geisterbahn". Funimag. Retrieved 26 October 2020.


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