Chapfensee

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Chapfensee
Location Mels, Canton of St. Gallen
Coordinates 47°02′51″N9°22′53″E / 47.04750°N 9.38139°E / 47.04750; 9.38139 Coordinates: 47°02′51″N9°22′53″E / 47.04750°N 9.38139°E / 47.04750; 9.38139
Type reservoir
Surface area9 ha (22 acres) [1]
Water volume430,000 m3 (350 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation1,029 m (3,376 ft)
Chapfensee

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

Contents

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

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In Winter

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  1. Area retrieved from Google Earth (July 2013)