The Grimselsee or Lake Grimsel is an artificial lake near the Grimsel Pass in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland. With a volume of 95 mio m³ (20.9 billion imperial gallons, 20.1 billion US gallons), it is larger than other hydroelectric reservoirs in the Aare headwaters region: Oberaarsee, Räterichsbodensee and Gelmersee. The dam was completed in 1932 and is operated by Kraftwerke Oberhasli AG (KWO). It is located in the municipality of Guttannen.

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Lake Grimsel
Grimselsee Lake Grimsel is located in Canton of Bern
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Lake Grimsel
Grimselsee Lake Grimsel is located in Switzerland
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Lake Grimsel
Grimselsee Lake Grimsel is located in Alps
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LocationGuttannen, Canton of Bern
Coordinates46°34′10.52″N 8°19′38.66″E / 46.5695889°N 8.3274056°E / 46.5695889; 8.3274056
Typeartificial lake, hydroelectric reservoir
Primary inflowsOberaarbach [de], Treibtenbach
Primary outflowsAare
Catchment area74.4 km2 (28.7 sq mi)
Basin countriesSwitzerland
Surface area2.63 km2 (1.02 sq mi)
Water volume95 million cubic metres (77,000 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation1,908 m (6,260 ft)
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Lake Grimsel and Räterichsbodensee in the background.

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