Switzerland Lakes by Region
Switzerland : Bern (5)
Switzerland : Fribourg (1)
Switzerland : Geneva (1)
Switzerland : Glarus (1)
Switzerland : Lucerne (1)
Switzerland : Neuchatel (2)
Switzerland : Nidwalden (1)
Switzerland : Obwalden (2)
Switzerland : Schwyz (1)
Switzerland : St. Gallen (2)
Switzerland : Thurgau (1)
Switzerland : Ticino (2)
Switzerland : Uri (1)
Switzerland : Valais (2)
Switzerland : Vaud (3)
Switzerland : Zurich (1)
Switzerland Lakes and Reservoirs
Switzerland Lakes A-Z
Lakes in Switzerland
| Lake Name | Lake Summary |
|---|---|
| Lac de Joux |
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 ideally ... |
| Lake Biel-Bienne |
Also known as: Lake Biel, Bielersee, Lac de BienneLake 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 (states) ... |
| Lake Brienz |
Lake Brienz (Brienzersee in Swiss) is actually turquoise, that color so often associated with the shallow waters of Caribbean beaches. It is turquoise, ... |
| Lake Constance |
Also known as: Lake of Constance, Lake BodenseeLake 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 |
Also known as: Lac LemanShaped 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 Greifensee |
Also known as: Lake Greifen, GreifenseeOnly 7 miles southeast of Zurich, Lake Greifensee has become a favored destination for holidays away from the big city. Located in the Canton of Zurich, ... |
| Lake Lucerne |
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. Its ... |
| Lake Lugano |
Also known as: Lago di Lugano, CeresioLake Lugano, which curls through southeastern Switzerland just south of the Swiss Alps and borders northern Italy, features the best of both of these ... |
| Lake Lungern |
Also known as: Lake Lungerersee, Lake LungernseeBeautiful 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 lake ... |
| Lake Maggiore |
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 romantic ... |
| Lake Neuchatel |
Lake Neuchatel is the largest lake entirely within the borders of Switzerland, spanning almost 54,000 acres and reaching into four Swiss cantons (states): ... |
| Lake Thun |
Also known as: ThunerseeLying just north of the Alps in Switzerland's Bern Region, Lake Thun is a favorite destination among holiday-makers. Reflecting the majestic Alpine peaks ... |
| Lake Walen |
Also known as: Lake Walenstadt, Lake WalenseeLake Walen spans almost 6,000 acres between the cantons (states) of Glarus and St. Gallen in the mountainous terrain of northeastern Switzerland. Lake ... |
| Trift Lake and Rhone Glacier Lake |
Also known as: TriftseeTrift Lake and Rhone Glacier Lake are two of newest attractions in the Bern and Valais regions of the Swiss Alps. These two recently-formed glacier lakes ... |





