Lej da la Tscheppa

Lej da la Tscheppa is a lake above Sils Maria, in the Engadine valley of the Grisons, Switzerland. Its surface area is 7.96 ha (19.7 acres) at an elevation of 2616 m. It used to be fed by water from the Crasta-Tscheppa Glacier (melted in 2003).

Lej da la Tscheppa
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Location	Grisons
Coordinates	46°27′03″N 9°45′06″E
Primary outflows	Ova da la Tscheppa
Basin countries	Switzerland
Surface area	7.96 ha (19.7 acres)
Average depth	12.4 m (41 ft)
Max. depth	32 m (105 ft)
Surface elevation	2,616 m (8,583 ft)
Frozen	November - June (ice)

See also

• List of mountain lakes of Switzerland

References

• Margreth, Stephan (2006). "Partikelfluss und Sedimentbildung in Oberengadiner Seen" (PDF) (in German). University of Zurich. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2007. Retrieved 6 January 2008.