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Totesee
__NOTOC__ Totesee (Germanized: Totensee) is a small natural lake () at the Grimsel Pass in Switzerland. The lake lies immediately to the south of the Drainage divide, natural watershed and cantons of Switzerland, cantonal boundary at the pass. It is therefore in the Valais, canton of Valais, and it would naturally drain into the river Rhône in the valley below. However a dam has been constructed to enable its use as a reservoir, increasing its size and raising its level by . As part of this work, an Aqueduct (water supply), aqueduct supplies water to the Grimselsee, which drains into the river Aare and thus forms part of the Rhine, Rhine catchment. In November 2006, the lake's entire trout population died, possibly due to algae. The name ''Totensee'' (also: ''Lake Toten'', literally "Lake of the Dead") is said to be derived from soldiers of Duke Berchtold V of Zähringen driven into the lake by the people of Valais after the First Battle of Ulrichen, Battle of Ulrichen in 1211. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grimsel Pass
The Grimsel Pass (; ; ) is a mountain pass in Switzerland, crossing the Bernese Alps at an elevation of . The pass connects the Haslital, the upper valley of the river Aare, with the upper valley of the Rhône. In so doing, and as the Aare is a tributary of the Rhine, the pass crosses the continental divide between the North Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. A paved road follows the pass, running from Gletsch to Meiringen. The road is normally closed between October and May, due to the high snowfall on the pass. As it is the only direct road pass between the cantons of Canton of Bern, Bern and Valais across the Bernese Alps, attempts are made to keep the road open as long as possible with snow ploughs. A PostBus Switzerland service uses the pass several times a day, connecting Meiringen and Oberwald. The Grimsel Pass road is part of the Aare Route, which is Swiss National Bike Routes, national cycle route 8 of Switzerland. It has been used on several occasions by the Tour de Suisse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
