Schiffenensee

Schiffenensee
Location Canton of Fribourg
Coordinates 46°51′16″N 7°09′59″E / 46.85444°N 7.16639°E / 46.85444; 7.16639Coordinates: 46°51′16″N 7°09′59″E / 46.85444°N 7.16639°E / 46.85444; 7.16639
Type artificial
Primary inflows Saane/Sarine, La Sonnaz, Horiabach
Primary outflows Saane/Sarine
Catchment area 1,400 km²
Basin countries Switzerland
Surface area 4.25 km²
Max. depth 38 m
Surface elevation 532 m

Schiffenensee or lac de Schiffenen is an artificial lake formed by a barrage of the Saane/Sarine river in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. The barrages at Schiffenen, Düdingen municipality, were completed in 1963.


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