Bettenauer Weiher

Bettenauer Weiher
Location Oberuzwil, Canton of St. Gallen
Coordinates 47°25′48″N 9°06′12″E / 47.43000°N 9.10333°E / 47.43000; 9.10333Coordinates: 47°25′48″N 9°06′12″E / 47.43000°N 9.10333°E / 47.43000; 9.10333
Type reservoir
Primary inflows Mülelibach
Basin countries Switzerland
Max. length 400 m (1,300 ft)
Max. width 100 m (330 ft)
Surface area 0.01 km2 (0.0039 sq mi)
Max. depth 2 m (6 ft 7 in)
Surface elevation 587 m (1,926 ft)

Bettenauer Weiher (or Bettenauerweier, coll. "Betti") is a reservoir between Jonschwil and Oberuzwil in the Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. The reservoir formed in the 15th century when a dam was built for a fish pond. Today, fishing in the lake is only allowed for retired persons of the local industrial enterprise Bühler AG, to which it belongs.

The lake is an amphibian spawning area of national importance in Switzerland.

Bettenauer Weiher in Winter


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