Largest lakes & reservoirs in Obwalden Region, Switzerland by acres
There is no widely-accepted minimum surface area that defines a lake. What LakeLubbers describes as a lake, you might call a pond. Acreage of a lake (or sometimes square kilometers) is most often measured at the top surface area when the lake is at normal elevation. The surface area can be considerably smaller or larger when lake levels are lower or higher than normal. North America’s Lake Superior is the world’s largest freshwater lake by this measure.The other measure of a lake’s size is the lake’s water volume. By that measure, the world’s largest freshwater lake is Lake Baikal in Siberia.
You can find many of the world’s largest lakes (acres) on LakeLubbers in the comparison table below. Note: For some lakes, "Largest Lakes - Acres" data is unknown or does not apply, so you may see fewer lakes than the total 2 articles we have published for Obwalden Region, Switzerland lakes.
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Below are lakes within Switzerland > Obwalden Region, Switzerland > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in Obwalden Region, Switzerland, only the 2 Obwalden Region, Switzerland lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Surface area in acres |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Lucerne CHE (Lucerne Region, Switzerland, Nidwalden Region, Switzerland, Obwalden Region, Switzerland, Schwyz Region, Switzerland, Switzerland, Uri Region, Switzerland) |
28,467 ac | With a shoreline that rises steeply into the mountains to a height of more than 4,900 feet, Lake Lucerne is the fourth largest lake in Switzerland. It… |
| Lake Lungern, Switzerland (Obwalden Region, Switzerland, Switzerland) |
497 ac | Also known as Lake Lungerersee, Lake Lungernsee Beautiful Lake Lungern is 2,460 feet above sea level in the highest part of the canton (state) of Obwalden, Switzerland. At the southern end of the la… |