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Lake Hallwil (German: ''Hallwilersee'') 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 ...
largely in the
Canton of Aargau
Aargau, more formally the Canton of Aargau (german: Kanton Aargau; rm, Chantun Argovia; french: Canton d'Argovie; it, Canton Argovia), is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of eleven districts and its capit ...
,
Switzerland, located at . It is the largest lake in Aargau and lies mostly in the districts of
Lenzburg
Lenzburg is a town in the central region of the Swiss canton Aargau and is the capital of the Lenzburg District. The town, founded in the Middle Ages, lies in the Seetal valley, about 3 kilometres south of the Aare river. Lenzburg and the neighb ...
and
Kulm on the southern edge of the canton. The southern tip of the lake reaches into the canton of
Lucerne. The main river leading to this lake is the Aabach, which is coming from the
Lake Baldegg.
Its surface is approximately 10.3 km
2 and its maximum depth is 48 metres. It is a popular vacation destination.
In 1938
Sir Malcolm Campbell
Major Sir Malcolm Campbell (11 March 1885 – 31 December 1948) was a British racing motorist and motoring journalist. He gained the world speed record on land and on water at various times, using vehicles called ''Blue Bird'', including a ...
set a world
water speed record in
Blue Bird K3
''Blue Bird K3'' is a hydroplane powerboat commissioned in 1937 by Sir Malcolm Campbell, to rival the Americans' efforts in the fight for the world water speed record. She set three world water speed records, first on Lake Maggiore in Septem ...
on the lake.
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Waterlevels of Lake Hallwilat
MeisterschwandenProfile of Lake Hallwilat schweizersee.ch
Lakes of Switzerland
Lakes of Aargau
Lakes of the canton of Lucerne
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