Basin countries Switzerland Max. depth 34 m (112 ft) Area 18 ha | Surface area 18 ha (44 acres) Surface elevation 2,160 m Outflow location Grimselsee | |
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Type natural lake, reservoir Water volume 2.5 million cubic metres (2,000 acre·ft) Similar Grimsel Pass, Grimselsee, Alps, Räterichsbodensee, Sidelhorn | ||
Totensee (or Totesee) is a small natural lake (18 ha or 44 acres) at the Grimsel Pass in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is used as a reservoir and drained into Grimselsee.
Map of Totensee, 3999 Obergoms, Switzerland
In November 2006, the lake's entire trout population died, possibly due to algae.
The name Totensee (also: Lake Toten, literally "Lake of the Dead") is said to be derived from soldiers of Duke Berchtold V of Zähringen driven into the lake by the people of Valais.
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