Tannensee

Tannensee is a reservoir in Obwalden, Switzerland. In 1958, Tannenbach and few other creeks were dammed with an earth-fill dam. The reservoir has a volume of 3.8 mio m³ and its surface area is 33 ha (82 acres). The reservoir is used to generate electricity at Kraftwerk Hugschwendi in Kerns.

Tannensee
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Location	Kerns, Obwalden
Coordinates	46°46′25″N 8°18′22″E
Type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Tannenbach
Primary outflows	Tannenbach
Catchment area	1.3 km2 (0.50 sq mi)
Basin countries	Switzerland
Surface area	33 ha (82 acres)
Water volume	3.8 million cubic metres (3,100 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation	1,976 m (6,483 ft)
Location
Interactive map of Tannensee

See also

• List of lakes of Switzerland
• List of mountain lakes of Switzerland

External links

• Swiss dams: Tannensee
• Kraftwerk Hugschwendi (in German)