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Muttsee Reservoir

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    1. Muttsee to the highest reservoir in Europe

    10.5km

    04:55

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    September 22, 2021

    Very beautiful lakes up there.

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      January 25, 2025

      As part of significant expansion measures for the power plants between 2009 and 2017, the dam built in 1963 was replaced by a concrete dam wall. This has a length of 1054 meters, making it the longest dam wall in Switzerland. The water level reaches a height of 2474 m when fully filled. This makes the Muttsee the highest reservoir in Switzerland, with a capacity of more than 10 million m³. The highest reservoir under the supervision of the federal authorities is the Viderjoch reservoir in the Silvretta Arena, which lies at 2664 m.[1][2] Since 2021, the largest alpine photovoltaic system in Switzerland has been under construction on the dam wall.

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        January 25, 2025

        The original mountain lake has been integrated into the concept of energy generation through hydropower of the Linth-Limmern power plants since 1968.

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