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Lake Morat or Lake Murten (French: Lac de Morat [lak də mɔʁa]; German: Murtensee) is a lake located in the cantons of Fribourg and Vaud in the west of Switzerland. It is named after the small bilingual town of Murten/Morat on its southern shore.
| Lake Morat | |
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| Lake Murten Lac de Morat (French) Murtensee (German) | |
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  Lake Morat  Lake Morat  Lake Morat | |
| Location | Cantons of Fribourg and Vaud |
| Coordinates | 46°56′N 7°5′E |
| Primary inflows | Broye |
| Primary outflows | Broye canal |
| Catchment area | 693 km2 (268 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Switzerland |
| Max. length | 8.2 km (5.1 mi) |
| Max. width | 2.8 km (1.7 mi) |
| Surface area | 22.8 km2 (8.8 sq mi) |
| Max. depth | 45 m (148 ft) |
| Water volume | 0.55 km3 (450,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Residence time | 1.6 years |
| Surface elevation | 429 m (1,407 ft) |
| Islands | La Grande Ile (islet) |
| Settlements | Morat / Murten |
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It is the smallest of the three lakes in the Seeland or Pays des trois lacs area of the Swiss plateau located at the foot of the first chain of the Jura mountains. The main tributary is the river Broye.
Since the Jura water correction its water leaves the lake through the Broye Canal (Canal de la Broye) into nearby Lake Neuchâtel that is connected to Lake Bienne/Lake Biel through the Thielle canal. Thus all three lakes form a natural reservoir in order to retain overflow water from the river Aare that flows into Lake Bienne/Biel: in times of combined heavy rainfalls and glacier melting in the Alps, the peculiar situation arises that the water flows backwards through the Thielle and Broye canals, preventing an overflow of the Grand Marais (German: Grosses Moos).
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External links
Media related to Lake Murten at Wikimedia Commons- Lake Morat in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Waterlevels of Lake Morat at Morat
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На других языках
[de] Murtensee
Der Murtensee (veraltet Murtenersee, historisch Üchtsee)[3], französisch Lac de Morat, ist mit einer Fläche von 22,8 km² der kleinste der drei grossen Schweizer Jurarandseen, nach dem Neuenburgersee und dem Bielersee.- [en] Lake Morat
[es] Lago de Murten/Morat
El lago de Murten o lago de Morat (en alemán, Murtensee; en francés, Lac de Morat) es un lago de Suiza situado entre los cantones de Friburgo y Vaud, al pie del Mont Vully. Es el más pequeño de los lagos del Seeland o País de los Tres Lagos, con 22,8 km².[fr] Lac de Morat
Le lac de Morat (Murtensee en allemand), nom officiel, est situé au pied du mont Vully, entre les cantons de Fribourg et Vaud, en Suisse. Il est le plus petit des lacs du Pays des Trois-Lacs, avec 22,8 km2. Il tient son nom de la ville de Morat, située sur sa rive orientale.[it] Lago di Morat
Il lago di Morat (più raramente lago di Murten) (in tedesco Murtensee - in francese lac de Morat) è un lago della Svizzera. Prende il nome dalla cittadina Murten/Morat situata sulle sue rive.[ru] Муртензе
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