Gaulisee
| Gaulisee | ||
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| Geographical location | Urbachtal | |
| Tributaries | Glacier runoff from Gauligletscher , Grünbergligletscher, Hubelgletscher, Hiendertelltigletscher | |
| Drain | Urbachwasser | |
| Location close to the shore | Innertkirchen | |
| Data | ||
| Coordinates | 658 910 / 162400 | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 2140 m above sea level M. | |
| surface | 47 ha | |
| length | 1.2 km | |
| width | 600 m | |
| volume | 28,500,000 m³ | |
| scope | 4.35 km | |
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The Gaulisee , also in the diminutive Gauliseeli or Bern German Gouwlisee , is a young lake at the edge of the glacier in the Urbach Valley in the canton of Bern in Switzerland , which is located at the foot of the Gauli Glacier . The Gaulihütte is located near the lake .
Emergence
In the 1980s, the glacier formed with the withdrawal at the end of two lakes, from which, in the 2000s, a single lake was formed, the first time in 2007 with a height indication for the lake level in the map of Switzerland was entered and down the 2010s was also referred to with the name Gaulisee . In 2009 the Gauli Glacier was still protruding into the lake, in 2015 the glacier had already retreated far into the rock faces above the lake.
use
The lake with a volume of over 28.5 million m³ could be used for hydropower by the Oberhasli power plants (KWO). With a 40 m high dam, the volume of the lake could be increased to 70 million m³. The water could be fed into the Grimselsee through a tunnel and used by a small hydropower plant .
Around 2050 it should be at an altitude of 2440 m. ü. M. a slightly higher lake with a volume of 12.8 million m³. The capacity could be increased to 55 million m³ with a 70 m high dam.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Geoserver of the Swiss Federal Administration ( information )
- ^ A b c W. Haeberli, M. Bütler, C. Huggel, H. Müller: New lakes as a result of the glacier retreat in the high mountains - opportunities and risks . Ed .: A. Schleiss. Zurich 2013, ISBN 978-3-7281-3534-6 , pp. 10.3218 / 3534-6 , doi : 10.3218 / 3534-6 .
- ↑ One trillion liters less ice . In: Tages-Anzeiger . ISSN 1422-9994 , picture series pictures No. 2 and 3 ( tagesanzeiger.ch [accessed on May 23, 2020]).