Lake Sils

Lake Sils is a lake in the Upper Engadine valley, Grisons, Switzerland. It takes its name from the village of Sils im Engadin. The lake lies at an altitude of 1,797 metres above sea level, between Maloja Pass and Lake Silvaplana. Several mountains over 3,000 metres overlook the lake, notably Piz Corvatsch, Piz Grevasalvas and Piz da la Margna. The la…
Lake Sils is a lake in the Upper Engadine valley, Grisons, Switzerland. It takes its name from the village of Sils im Engadin. The lake lies at an altitude of 1,797 metres above sea level, between Maloja Pass and Lake Silvaplana. Several mountains over 3,000 metres overlook the lake, notably Piz Corvatsch, Piz Grevasalvas and Piz da la Margna. The lake's drainage basin culminates at Piz Fora and comprises the Vadrec da Fedoz glacier.
  • Location: Engadin, Grisons
  • Primary inflows: Inn, Aua da Fedoz
  • Primary outflows: Inn (named Sela until Lake Silvaplana)
  • Basin countries: Switzerland
  • Max. length: 5 km (3.1 mi)
  • Surface area: 4.1 km² (1.6 sq mi)
  • Average depth: 35 m (115 ft)
Data from: en.wikipedia.org