__NOTOC__ Zervreilasee 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 ...

located south-west of

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in the canton of Graubünden,

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Geography

The lake has a surface area of 1.61 km² and an elevation of 1,862 m. The maximum depth is 140 m. The dam is 151 m high and was completed in 1957. The village of Zervreila was flooded after the construction of the dam. A 150-metre-long bridge (''Canalbrücke'') crosses the southern bay of the lake. The Zervreilasee, located near the upper end of the Valser Tal, is surrounded by peaks over 3,000 metres. The highest visible from the lake is the

Güferhorn The Güferhorn is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, located between the valleys of Vals, Switzerland, Vals and Hinterrhein, Switzerland, Hinterrhein in Graubünden. At 3,379 metres above sea level it is the highest summit of the Lepontine Alps l ...

(3,379 m), located on the south side. Other peaks are the

Fanellhorn The Fanellhorn is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps of Graubünden, Switzerland, south of Vals. Its summit can be reached by hikers using a signposted path that comes from Guraletschsee and reaches the ridge "Fanellgrätli" on 2710 meters, le ...

(3,124 m), the

Frunthorn The Frunthorn is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, overlooking the Zervreilasee in the canton of Graubünden. It is located west of Vals Vals is the word for waltz in many European languages. Vals or VALS may also refer to: * Peruvian wa ...

(3,030 m),

Piz Scharboda Piz Scharboda is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, overlooking the lake of Zervreila in the canton of Graubünden. It lies south of Piz Terri, near the border with the canton of Ticino Ticino (), sometimes Tessin (), officially the R ...

(3,122 m), the

Plattenberg The Plattenberg is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Ticino and Graubünden. It lies approximately halfway between the lakes of Luzzone and Zervreila __NOTOC__ Zervreilasee is a reservoir loc ...

(3,041 m) and the

Furggeltihorn The Furggeltihorn is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, overlooking the Zervreilasee __NOTOC__ Zervreilasee is a reservoir located south-west of Vals in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. Geography The lake has a surface area of 1.61& ...

(3,043 m). The

Zervreilahorn The Zervreilahorn is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, located south of Vals in the canton of Graubünden. The mountain overlooks the Zervreilasee __NOTOC__ Zervreilasee is a reservoir located south-west of Vals in the canton of Graubü ...

is a sharp peak overlooking the lake from its south-west side.

References

Swisstopo Swisstopo is the official name for the Swiss Federal Office of Topography (in German language, German: ''Bundesamt für Landestopografie''; French language, French: ''Office fédéral de topographie''; Italian language, Italian: ''Ufficio fed ...

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Kraftwerke Zervreila
* Zervreila Dam Lakes of Graubünden

Zervreila __NOTOC__ Zervreilasee is a reservoir located south-west of Vals in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. Geography The lake has a surface area of 1.61 km² and an elevation of 1,862 m. The maximum depth is 140 m. The dam is 151 m high ...

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