Lake Hallwil

Lake Hallwil

Infobox_lake
lake_name = Lake Hallwil
Hallwilersee
image_lake = Hallwilersee.jpg
caption_lake =
image_bathymetry = |caption_bathymetry =
location= Aargau
coords = coord|47|17|N|8|12|E|type:waterbody_region:CH-AG|display=inline,title
type =
inflow = Aabach
outflow = Aabach
catchment = 128 km²
basin_countries = Switzerland
length = 8.4 km
width = 1.5 km
area = 10.3 km²
depth = 28 m
max-depth = 48 m
volume = 0.285 km³
residence_time = 3.9 years
shore =
elevation = 449 m
islands =
cities = Beinwil am See, Meisterschwanden, Seengen

Lake Hallwil (German: "Hallwilersee") is a lake in the Canton of Aargau, Switzerland, located at coord|47|17|N|8|12|E|type:waterbody_region:CH-AG. Its surface is approximately 10.3 km² and its maximum depth is 48 metres. It is a popular vacation destination.

In 1938 Sir Malcolm Campbell used the lake to set a Worlds Water Speed record in Blue Bird K3.

External links

*HDS|8663
* [http://www.hydrodaten.admin.ch/e/2097.htm Waterlevels of Lake Hallwil] at Meisterschwanden


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