🌊 Sihlsee

Switzerland · Europe · 880 m · 47.12°N, 8.78°E

The Sihlsee is an artificial lake in the Swiss canton of Schwyz, near the town of Einsiedeln. The lake was created by damming the river Sihl and flooding a section of the upper Sihl Valley.

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Quick facts

Country	Switzerland
Continent / region	Europe
Surface elevation	880 m above sea level
Coordinates (approx.)	47.12°N, 8.78°E · view on map

Sihlsee sits at 880 m in Switzerland, in Europe. The full story of this lake is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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