Lake Wohlen (German: ''Wohlensee'') is a
reservoir
A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation.
Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...
in the
Canton of Berne
The canton of Bern or Berne (german: Kanton Bern; rm, Chantun Berna; french: canton de Berne; it, Canton Berna) is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. Its capital city, Bern, is also the ''de facto'' capital of Switzerland. ...
,
Switzerland. Its surface is approximately 3.65 km² and its maximum depth is 20 m. It lies between the towns of
Bremgarten bei Bern
Bremgarten bei Bern is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
History
Bremgarten bei Bern is first mentioned in 1180 as ''Bremecart''. In 1236 it was mentioned as ''Bremegarten'' an ...
and
Mühleberg
Mühleberg is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
History
Mühleberg is first mentioned in 1011–16 as ''Mulinberg''.
There are several Hallstatt era grave mounds around Mühlebe ...
. Lake Wohlen was completed in 1920.
See also
*
List of lakes of Switzerland
This article contains a sortable table listing all major lakes of Switzerland. The table includes all still water bodies, natural or artificial, that have a surface area of at least , regardless of water volume, maximum depth or other metric. The ...
External links
*
Wohlen
Wohlen
RWohlen
{{Bern-lake-stub