Bettenauer Weiher
Bettenauer Weiher (or Bettenauerweier, coll. "Betti") is a reservoir between Jonschwil and Oberuzwil in the Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. The reservoir formed in the 15th century when a dam was built for a fish pond. Today, fishing in the lake is only allowed for retired persons of the local industrial enterprise Bühler AG, to which it belongs.
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Location | Oberuzwil, Canton of St. Gallen |
Coordinates | 47°25′48″N 9°06′12″E |
Type | reservoir |
Primary inflows | Mülelibach |
Basin countries | Switzerland |
Max. length | 400 m (1,300 ft) |
Max. width | 100 m (330 ft) |
Surface area | 0.01 km2 (0.0039 sq mi) |
Max. depth | 2 m (6 ft 7 in) |
Surface elevation | 587 m (1,926 ft) |
The lake is an amphibian spawning area of national importance in Switzerland.
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Bettenauer Weiher in Winter
External links
Media related to Bettenauer Weiher at Wikimedia Commons
- More information about the Bettenauer Weiher at schweizersee.ch
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