What is Lake Morat?
{{Infobox lake | name = Lake Morat/Lake Murten<br>''Lac de Morat''/''Murtensee'' | image_lake = Aerial image of Lake Murten (view from the northeast).jpg | caption_lake = | image_bathymetry = | caption_bathymetry = | location = [[Cantons of Switzerland|Cantons]] of [[Canton of Fribourg|Fribourg]] and [[Vaud]] | coords = {{coord|46|56|N|7|5|E|type:waterbody_region:CH|display=inline,title}} | type = | inflow = [[Broye]] | outflow = [[Broye]] canal | catchment = {{convert|693|km2|abbr=on}} | basin_countries = Switzerland | length = {{convert|8.2|km|abbr=on}} | width = {{convert|2.8|km|abbr=on}} | area = {{convert|22.8|km2|abbr=on}} | depth = | max-depth = {{convert|45|m|abbr=on}} | volume = {{convert|0.55|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} | residence_time = 1.6 years | shore = | elevation = {{convert|429|m|abbr=on}} | islands = La Grande Ile (islet) | cities = [[Murten|Morat/Murten]] }} '''Lake Morat''' or '''Lake Murten''' ({{lang-fr|Lac de Morat}}; {{lang-de|Murtensee}}) is a [[lake]] in the [[Cantons of Switzerland|cantons]] of [[Canton of Fribourg|Fribourg]] and [[Vaud]] in the west of [[Switzerland]]. It is named after the small bilingual town of [[Murten|Murten/Morat]] on its southern shore. [[Category:Lakes of Switzerland|Morat]] [[Category:Canton of Fribourg]] [[Category:Vaud]] {{Commonscat}} {{Switzerland-stub}}