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Oeschinen Lake

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Oeschinen Lake
Oeschinen Lake
Oeschinen Lake
Oeschinen Lake
Oeschinen Lake
Oeschinen Lake
Oeschinen Lake
Oeschinen Lake
Oeschinen Lake
Oeschinen Lake
Oeschinen Lake
Oeschinen Lake
Oeschinen Lake
Oeschinen Lake
Oeschinen Lake
Oeschinen Lake
Oeschinen Lake
Oeschinen Lake
Oeschinen Lake
Oeschinen Lake
Oeschinen Lake
Oeschinen Lake
Oeschinen Lake
Oeschinen Lake
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Oeschinen Lake, 3718 Kandersteg, Switzerland

Oeschinen Lake is a lake in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland, 4 kilometres east of Kandersteg in the Oeschinen valley. At an elevation of 1,578 metres , it has a surface area of 1.1147 square kilometres . Its maximum depth is 56 metres . The lake is fed through a series of mountain creeks and drains underground. The water then re-surfaces as the Oeschibach. Part of it is captured for electricity production and as water supply for Kandersteg. In observations from 1931 to 1965, the elevation of the lake surface varied between 1,566.09 metres and 1,581.9 metres . The average seasonal variation was 12.2 metres . The lake is generally frozen during five months, from December to May. From time to time ice skating is possible on ice. Fish in the lake include Arctic char , lake trout , rainbow trout . From January to March, ice fishing is popular. A gondola lift from Kandersteg leads to Oeschinen, 25 minutes by foot from the lake. Since 2007 the lake is part of the Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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