Lake Biel

Lake Biel (German: Bielersee, French: Lac de Bienne) is a lake in the west of Switzerland. Together with Lake Murten and Lake Neuchâtel, it is one of the three large lakes in the Jura region of Switzerland. It lies approximately at co-ordinates 47°5′ N 7°10′ E. Church of Ligerz at the Lake biel Source: German Wikipedia de:Bild:Bielersee. ... Church of Ligerz at the Lake biel Source: German Wikipedia de:Bild:Bielersee. ... A lake is a body of water surrounded by land. ... Lake Murten (Lac de Morat, Murtensee) is a lake in the west of Switzerland. ... Lake Neuchâtel (French: Lac de Neuchâtel; German: Neuenburgersee) is a lake in Western Switzerland (French-speaking Switzerland). ... The Jura folds are located North of the main Alpine orogenic front, and are being continually deformed, accommodating the northwards compression due to Alpine folding. ...

The lake is 15 km long and up to 4.1 km wide. Its surface area is 39.3 km², the maximum depth 74 m. The lake is located at 429 metres above sea level. To help compare sizes of different geographic regions, we list here areas between 10 km² (1000 hectares) and 100 km² (10,000 hectares). ...

Lake Biel has a catchment area of about 8305 km². Water remains in the lake for an average of 58 days only. The river Aar, the river Zihl and Twanbach are the main tributaries. The river Aar was redirected into the lake in 1878. To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here areas between 1,000 km² and 10,000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... Aar (disambiguation). ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

The largest settlement along the shores of Lake Biel is the city of Biel/Bienne located on the northern end. The Sankt-Petersinsel (island) attracts tourists, mainly families. The island is located near Erlach. Jean-Jacques Rousseau lived on the island. Place du Ring in Biel/Bienne Biel/Bienne is a town in the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. ... There are communes and places that have the name Erlach: In Austria Erlach (Kallham) , a locality of Kallham, Erlach (Pischelsdorf) , a locality of Pischelsdorf am Engelbach Erlach an der Pitten, in Wiener Neustadt-Land in Lower Austria In Switzerland Erlach, Switzerland, in the canton of Bern Erlach (district), a district... Jean Jacques Rousseau (June 28, 1712 – July 2, 1778) was a Franco-Swiss philosopher, writer, political theorist, and self-taught composer of The Age of Enlightenment. ...