Lake Zurich
major lake in Switzerland
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Summary
Lake Zurich is a lake[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,612 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Canton of Zürich[3], Canton of Schwyz[4], Canton of St. Gallen[5]
- Country: Switzerland[6]
- Instance of: area not part of a municipality of Switzerland[7]
- Named after: Zurich[8]
- Inflows: Linth[9], Jona[10], Aabach[11], Wägitaler Aa[12], Hornbach[13], Wolfbach (Limmat)[14], Rapperswil city stream[15], Küsnachter Tobel[16]
- Outflows: Limmat[17]
- Basin country: Switzerland[18]
- Commons category: Lake Zurich[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lake Zurich[20]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[21], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[24], The New Student's Reference Work[25]
- Topic has template: Template:Lake Zurich[26]
- Native label: Zürichsee[27]
- Length: 42 km[28]
- Elevation above sea level: 406 m[29]
- Area: 88.66 km²[30]
- Width: 3.85 km[31]
- Watershed area: 1811 km²[32]
- Volume as quantity: 3.9 cubic kilometre[33]
- Perimeter: 87.6 km[34]
- Residence time of water: 1.1 years[35]
- Vertical depth: 136 m[36]
- Drainage basin: Rhine basin[37]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Lake Zurich include it left-bank railway line[38], a railway line[39], in Switzerland[40].
Why It Matters
Lake Zurich has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]
Entities named for it include it left-bank railway line[38], a railway line[39], in Switzerland[40].