Klöntalersee
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| Location | Canton of Glarus |
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| Primary inflows | Klön |
| Primary outflows | Löntsch |
| Basin countries | Switzerland |
| Surface area | 3.3 km² |
| Max. depth | 49 m |
| Surface elevation | 848 m |
| Settlements | Seerüti, Vorauen |
Klöntalersee is a natural lake in the Canton of Glarus, Switzerland. Since 1908, it is used as a reservoir for electricity production. The construction of a dam led to a substantial increase of its volume.
It is drained by the Löntsch, a left tributary of the Linth.
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The Wikimedia Commons has media related to Klöntalersee.- Karin Marti-Weissenbach: Klöntal in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Version of 2006-02-28.
