Largest lakes & reservoirs in Switzerland by shoreline length
The length of the exterior shoreline around a lake is measured at the lake’s normal elevation. The shoreline length can be considerably shorter or longer when lake water levels are lower or higher than normal. A lake with many coves has a much longer shoreline than a lake of similar surface area that is nearly circular in shape.When known, the shoreline miles that we report in our statistics include only the lake’s exterior shoreline, and exclude the shorelines of islands located within a lake’s boundaries. In lakes with many islands, those islands’ combined shorelines may exceed a lake’s exterior shoreline.
You can find many of the world’s longest-shoreline lakes on LakeLubbers. Note: For some lakes, "Longest Shorelines" data is unknown or does not apply, so this table may display fewer lakes than the total 14 articles we have published for Switzerland lakes.
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Below are lakes within Switzerland > Compared by longest shoreline length in miles. This list does not represent all lakes in Switzerland, only the 14 Switzerland lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
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Shoreline length in miles ![]() |
Lake description |
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Lake Constance (Austria, Baden-Wurttemberg Region, Germany, Germany, St. Gallen Region, Switzerland, Switzerland, Thurgau Region, Switzerland, Vorarlberg, Austria) |
160 mi | Also known as Lake of Constance, Lake Bodensee Lake Constance is a 132,448-acre lake situated in the northern foothills of the Alps between Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The third-largest lake… |
Lake Geneva, France & Switzerland (France, Geneva Region, Switzerland, Rhone-Alps Region, Southern France, Southern France Region, Switzerland, Valais Region, Switzerland, Vaud Region, Switzerland) |
104 mi | Also known as Lac Leman Shaped like a crescent moon, Lake Geneva is cradled in the Alps Mountain Range with two-thirds of its 104 shoreline miles in Switzerland and the other… |
Lake Maggiore, Italy / Switzerland (Italy, Lombardy Region, Italy, Piedmont Region, Italy, Switzerland, Ticino Region, Switzerland) |
93 mi | Lake Maggiore, also known as Verbano, is Italy’s second largest lake. Although not quite as popular as the well-known Lake Como, the beautifully roman… |
Lake Lucerne CHE (Lucerne Region, Switzerland, Nidwalden Region, Switzerland, Obwalden Region, Switzerland, Schwyz Region, Switzerland, Switzerland, Uri Region, Switzerland) |
89 mi | 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 Biel-Bienne (Bern Region, Switzerland, Neuchatel Region, Switzerland, Switzerland) |
25 mi | Also known as Lake Biel, Bielersee, Lac de Bienne Lake Biel-Bienne leads the parade of three lakes at the foot of the Jura Mountains region of Switzerland. Located in the Bern and Neuchatel cantons (s… |
Lac de Joux (Switzerland, Vaud Region, Switzerland) |
12 mi | Switzerland’s Lac de Joux is located high up in the Jura Mountains in the Canton of Vaud. Located at an altitude of nearly 3300 feet, Lac du Joux is i… |
Lake Greifensee (Switzerland, Zurich Region, Switzerland) |
10 mi | Also known as Lake Greifen, Greifensee Only 7 miles southeast of Zurich, Lake Greifensee has become a favored destination for holidays away from the big city. Located in the Canton of Zuric… |
Lake Neuchatel (Bern Region, Switzerland, Fribourg Region, Switzerland, Neuchatel Region, Switzerland, Switzerland, Vaud Region, Switzerland) |
9 mi | Also known as Lac de Neuchatel Lake Neuchatel is the largest lake entirely within the borders of Switzerland, spanning almost 54,000 acres and reaching into four Swiss cantons (stat… |