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Klingnauer Stausee

Klingnauer Stausee
Klingnauer Stausee 2008 10 17 000.JPG
Location Aargau
Coordinates 47°35′N 8°14′E / 47.583°N 8.233°E / 47.583; 8.233Coordinates: 47°35′N 8°14′E / 47.583°N 8.233°E / 47.583; 8.233
Type reservoir
Primary inflows Aare
Primary outflows Aare
Basin countries Switzerland
Max. length 3 km (1.9 mi)
Max. width 500 m (1,600 ft)
Surface area 1.16 km2 (0.45 sq mi)
Max. depth 8.5 m (28 ft)
Surface elevation 318 m (1,043 ft)
Islands 1
Settlements Döttingen, Klingnau
Designated 9 November 1990

The Klingnauer Stausee (or "Klingnau reservoir") is a reservoir near Böttstein, canton of Aargau, Switzerland, at 47°35′N 8°14′E / 47.583°N 8.233°E / 47.583; 8.233. The reservoir with a surface of 1.16 km2 (0.45 sq mi) was formed at the construction of a power plant on the Aare river in the 1930s.



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