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Obersee (Arosa)

Obersee
Arosa, Switzerland - Lake (1).jpg
Location Arosa, Grisons
Coordinates 46°47′04″N 9°40′53″E / 46.78444°N 9.68139°E / 46.78444; 9.68139Coordinates: 46°47′04″N 9°40′53″E / 46.78444°N 9.68139°E / 46.78444; 9.68139
Type oligotrophic, dimictic
Basin countries Switzerland
Max. length 390 m (1,280 ft)
Max. width 250 m (820 ft)
Surface area 7.1 ha (18 acres)
Average depth 7.3 m (24 ft)
Max. depth 13 m (43 ft)
Water volume 0.5 million cubic metres (410 acre·ft)
Surface elevation 1,734 m (5,689 ft)
Frozen 5-6 months

Obersee ("upper lake") or Oberer Arosasee is the lake in the center of Arosa, a resort in the Grisons, Switzerland. The lake has a surface area of 7.1 ha (18 acres) at an elevation of 1734 m. Arosa's lower lake (Untersee) is at 1691 m.

The railway station and cable car by the Obersee

Obersee (November 2002)



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