Chapfensee

Reservoir in Mels, Canton of St. Gallen
47°02′51″N 9°22′53″E / 47.04750°N 9.38139°E / 47.04750; 9.38139TypereservoirSurface area9 ha (22 acres)[1]Water volume430,000 m3 (350 acre⋅ft)Surface elevation1,029 m (3,376 ft)Map

Chapfensee is a reservoir at Mels, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. The area around the reservoir is a nature preserve.

The reservoir was built in 1946/1947 and used to generate power at the plant Plons.

In Winter

See also

References

  1. ^ Area retrieved from Google Earth (July 2013)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chapfensee.
  • Moorlandschaft Chapfen[permanent dead link] (in German)
  • EW Mels: Krafwerk Plons (in German)


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