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Gelmersee (or Lake Gelmer) is a reservoir in Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. The hydroelectric reservoir was completed in 1932, at about the same time as the Grimselsee reservoir, and both are operated by Kraftwerke Oberhasli. The reservoir's volume is 13 million m³ and its surface area 64.5 ha (159 acres).

Gelmersee
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Location	Grimsel, Bernese Oberland
Coordinates	46°36′58″N 8°19′56″E
Type	reservoir
Catchment area	16.0 km2 (6.2 sq mi)
Basin countries	Switzerland
Surface area	0.645 km2 (0.249 sq mi)
Max. depth	48 m (157 ft)
Water volume	13 million cubic metres (11,000 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation	1,850 m (6,070 ft)

The reservoir may be reached by the Gelmerbahn from Handegg, Guttannen at 1,412 m. The funicular's track with a length of 1,028 m has a maximum inclination of 106%.

See also

• List of lakes of Switzerland
• List of mountain lakes of Switzerland

External links

• Lake Gelmer
• Media related to Gelmersee at Wikimedia Commons

На других языках

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[de] Gelmersee

Der Gelmersee wurde gleichzeitig mit dem Grimselsee (bis 1929) gebaut. Der Gelmersee hat ein Nutzvolumen von 13 Mio. m³ und liegt auf 1850 m ü. M., etwa 50 m tiefer als der Grimselsee. Das Wasser stammt teils aus dem Grimselsee (über eine Stollenverbindung), teils aus dem Einzugsgebiet rund um den Gelmersee. Genutzt wird das Wasser im Elektrizitätswerk Handeck 1.

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- [en] Gelmersee

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[fr] Gelmersee

Le Gelmersee est un lac artificiel situé dans l'Oberland bernois, en Suisse délimité au sud-ouest par un barrage poids.

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[it] Gelmersee

Il Gelmersee è un lago artificiale, (creato dalla diga di Gelmer) dell'Oberland Bernese nel comune di Guttannen in Svizzera. La sua costruzione venne eseguita contemporaneamente ad alcune dighe del Grimsel nel 1929 circa 50 metri più in basso. Una condotta forzata collega i due bacini le cui acque alimentano la centrale di Handegg 1.

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