Ägerisee

Ägerisee or Lake Aegeri is a glacial lake in the Canton of Zug, Switzerland. The two municipalities along its shore are Oberägeri and Unterägeri. The main tributary is the Hüribach; the Lorze river drains the Ägerisee. Since 1992 the lake has been used as a water reservoir.

Ägerisee
Lake Ägeri
Aerial view of Ägerisee from the east
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Location	Canton of Zug
Coordinates	47°7′12″N 8°36′58″E / 47.12000°N 8.61611°E / 47.12000; 8.61611
Lake type	Glacial lake
Primary inflows	Hüribach
Primary outflows	Lorze
Catchment area	4.068 km^2 (1.571 sq mi)
Basin countries	Switzerland
Max. length	5.4 km (3.4 mi)
Max. width	1.4 km (0.87 mi)
Surface area	7.3 km^2 (2.8 sq mi)
Average depth	49 m (161 ft)
Max. depth	83 m (272 ft)
Water volume	0.36 km^3 (0.086 cu mi)
Residence time	6.8 years
Surface elevation	724 m (2,375 ft)
Frozen	January/February in some winters
Settlements	Oberägeri, Unterägeri

The Battle of Morgarten took place in 1315 on the shores of the Ägerisee.

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See also

• List of lakes of Switzerland

External links

  Media related to Lake Ägeri at Wikimedia Commons

• Ägerisee in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
• Waterlevels at Unterägeri from the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment