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Lake Silvaplana (German: Silvaplanersee; Romansh: Lej da Silvaplauna) is a lake in the Upper-Engadine valley of Grisons, Switzerland. It takes its name from the village of Silvaplana. The lake is also connected to the nearby Lej da Champfèr. Together with its larger neighbour, Lake Sils, it is among the largest lakes of the Grisons. Lake Silvaplana is overlooked by several mountains over 3,000 metres, notably Piz Corvatsch, Piz Julier and Piz Surlej. The lake's drainage basin culminates at Piz Corvatsch (3,451 m) and comprises several glaciers, the largest being the Vadret dal Tremoggia.

Lake Silvaplana
Silvaplanersee Lej da Silvaplauna
View from the northern shore
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Location	Engadin, Grisons
Coordinates	46°26′56″N 9°47′33″E
Primary inflows	Inn (named Sela after Lake Sils), Fexbach, Ova dal Valhun
Primary outflows	Lake Champfèr (Inn)
Catchment area	129 km2 (50 sq mi)
Basin countries	Switzerland
Max. length	3.1 km (1.9 mi)
Max. width	1.4 km (0.87 mi)
Surface area	2.7 km2 (1.0 sq mi)
Average depth	48 m (157 ft)
Max. depth	77 m (253 ft)
Water volume	0.14 km3 (110,000 acre⋅ft)
Residence time	c. 250 days
Surface elevation	1,790.54 m (5,874.5 ft)
Settlements	Sils Maria, Silvaplana

A campsite is located on the Northern end of the lake. The lake is also used heavily for sports, such as kitesurfing and windsurfing in the summertime. In the winter, once the lake freezes, it is used for cross country skiing, walking trails, and kitesurfing on snow, with the famous Engadin Skimarathon crossing the lake annually. The rare occasion of black ice also brings ice skaters to the lake.

In Ecce Homo, Friedrich Nietzsche recounts the moment he first conceived his idea of the Eternal Recurrence while walking through the woods beside Lake Silvaplana in August 1881.

See also

• Engadine Line
• List of lakes of Switzerland
• List of mountain lakes of Switzerland

External links

• Media related to Lake Silvaplana at Wikimedia Commons
• Lakes of the Upper Engadine valley in Romansh, German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
• Waterlevels of Lake Silvaplana at Silvaplana

На других языках

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[de] Silvaplanersee

Der Silvaplanersee (rätoromanisch Lej da Silvaplauna?/i) ist ein See im Oberengadin. Er ist benannt nach der Ortschaft Silvaplana und der mittlere der drei Seen der Engadiner Seenplatte.

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- [en] Lake Silvaplana

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[fr] Lac de Silvaplana

Le lac de Silvaplana (du nom de la localité sur son rivage) est situé dans le canton des Grisons (Suisse) sur le plateau engadinois à l'entrée sud du col du Julier, il est entre les lacs de Sils et de St Moritz. Il est dominé à l'ouest par le piz Polaschin.

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[it] Lago di Silvaplana

Il lago di Silvaplana (tedesco: Silvaplanersee; romancio: Lai da Silvaplauna) prende il suo nome dalla località sulle sue sponde ed è situato nel cantone dei Grigioni, in Svizzera. È adagiato sul fondovalle engadinese ai piedi del Passo del Giulia, ed è situato fra i laghi di Sils e di St. Moritz.

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[ru] Сильваплана (озеро)

Сильвапла́на или Сильвапла́нерзе (нем. Silvaplanersee, романш. Lej da Silvaplauna) — высокогорное озеро в Верхнем Энгадине, кантон Граубюнден, Швейцария. Его имя происходит от названия расположенного на его берегу деревни Сильваплана. Площадь поверхности — 2,7 км².[источник не указан 1866 дней] Высота над уровнем моря — 1790,54 м.[источник не указан 1866 дней]

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