List of the largest lakes in Switzerland

The list of the largest lakes in Switzerland includes all lakes in Switzerland with an area of over 1 km². The extremes are highlighted in bold.

The largest Swiss lake is Lake Geneva with 345.31 km² Swiss share. The Swiss part of Lake Constance has never been determined without controversy. The Swiss shore of Lake Constance is 72 km compared to 173 km from Germany and 28 km from Austria, about a quarter of the total bank. The Federal Statistical Office , which is based on the real division theory , gives the Swiss share of the area at 172.86 km². This makes Lake Constance the third largest lake in Switzerland after Lake Neuchâtel . Lake Neuchâtel is the largest lake that lies entirely in Switzerland.

Storage lakes or reservoirs are not listed here, see the list of storage lakes in Switzerland . The list of lakes in Switzerland includes all lists of lakes in the individual cantons.

The spelling of the lakes follows - partly in contrast to the Duden and German maps - that of Switzerland .

German-speaking lake name	Foreign-language sea name at the location	Neighboring canton (s) or neighboring state	Total area in km²	Area in Switzerland in km²	Height m above sea level M.	Max. Depth in meters	Volume in km³
Lake Geneva	Lac Léman	Geneva , Vaud , Valais , France	580.03	345.31	372.0	310	89
Lake Neuchâtel	Lac de Neuchâtel	Bern , Friborg , Neuchâtel , Vaud		215.20	429.4	153	14th
Lake Constance		St. Gallen , Thurgau , Schaffhausen , Austria , Germany	536.00	172.86 ¹	395.6	254	48
Lake Lucerne		Lucerne , Nidwalden , Obwalden , Schwyz , Uri		113.72	433.6	214	11.9
Lake Zurich		St. Gallen , Schwyz , Zurich		88.17	405.9	136	3.9
Lake Thun		Bern		47.74	557.7	215	6.5
Langensee	Lake Maggiore	Ticino , Italy	212.5	42.29	193.0	372	37
Lake Biel	Lac de Bienne	Bern , Neuchâtel		39.51	429.1	74	1.2
Lake Zug		Lucerne , Schwyz , Zug		38.41	413.6	198	3.2
Lake Lugano	Lake Lugano	Ticino , Italy	48.67	30.03	270.5	288	6.6
Lake Brienz		Bern		29.81	563.7	260	5.2
Walensee		Glarus , St. Gallen		24.16	419.0	150	2.5
Murten lake	Lac de Morat	Freiburg , Vaud		22.80	429.2	46	0.6
Sempachersee		Lucerne		14.36	503.8	87	0.66
Hallwilersee		Aargau , Lucerne		10.21	448.7	47	0.215
Lac de Joux ²		Vaud		8.77	1004.0	32	0.149
Greifensee		Zurich		8.17	435.1	34	0.161
Sarnersee		Obwalden		7.38	468.4	52	0.244
Ägeri lake		train		7.25	723.9	82	0.357
Baldeggersee		Lucerne		5.24	463.0	66	0.178
Silsersee	Lej da Segl	Grisons		4.11	1797.0	71	0.137
Pfäffikersee		Zurich		3.30	536.0	35	0.058
Klöntalersee ²		Glarus		3.29	848.0	49	0.056
Lake Silvaplana	Lej da Silvaplauna	Grisons		3.16	1790.0	77	0.135
Lauerzersee		Schwyz		3.10	447.0	13	0.023
Lungerersee ³		Obwalden		2.01	688.0	68	0.065
Poschiavo lake	Lago di Poschiavo ²	Grisons		1.95	962	84	0.111
Oeschinensee		Bern		1.15	1578.0	56	0.040

¹At Obersee there is no defined border between Switzerland, Germany and Austria

² also serves as a reservoir

³ originally natural, additionally dammed by an artificial dam, hence also a reservoir

Lake Geneva

Lake Constance

Lake Neuchâtel

Lake Lucerne

Lake Zurich

Langensee

Lake Lugano

Lake Thun

Lake Biel

Lake Zug

Lake Brienz

Walensee

Murten lake

Sempachersee

Hallwilersee

Lac de Joux

Greifensee

Sarnersee

Ägeri lake

Baldeggersee

Silsersee

Pfäffikersee

Klöntalersee

Lake Silvaplana

Lauerzersee

Lungerersee

Poschiavo lake

Oeschinensee

List of lakes in Switzerland with an area of over 1 km²

Individual evidence

↑ Swiss Federal Statistical Office: The largest lakes and highest mountains ( Memento from March 22, 2016 in the Internet Archive )

List of the largest lakes in Switzerland

Individual evidence

See also