__NOTOC__ Alplersee is a

lake A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...

on the slopes of the Rophaien mountain near

Riemenstalden Riemenstalden is a municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. The villages can be reached by road from Sisikon (Canton of Uri). Geography Riemenstalden has an area, , of . Of this area, 49.3% is used for agricultural ...

and

Sisikon Sisikon is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. It is situated on the shore of Lake Lucerne. Geography Sisikon has an area, , of . Of this area, 30.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 44% is forested. Of the rest of the ...

in the

Canton of Uri The canton of Uri (german: Kanton Uri rm, Chantun Uri; french: Canton d'Uri; it, Canton Uri) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland and a founding member of the Swiss Confederation. It is located in Central Switzerland. The canton's territ ...

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. There is another lake in the canton of Uri with the same name near

Unterschächen Unterschächen is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland, situated in the upper Schächental. Geography Unterschächen has an area, , of . Of this area, 35.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 9.4% is forested. Of the rest o ...

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Alplersee (Riemenstalden)
Lakes of Switzerland Lakes of the canton of Uri {{Uri-lake-stub