What is Lake Thun?
[[File:Aerial image of Lake Thun (view from the east).jpg|thumb|250px|View of Lake Thun from the air]] '''Lake Thun''' ({{lang-de|Thunersee}}) is a [[Swiss Alps|Alpine]] [[lake]] in the [[Bernese Oberland]] in [[Switzerland]] named by the city of [[Thun]]. It is on the northern shore. The 2,500&nbsp;km² [[drainage basin|catchment]] area often causes local flooding after heavy rainfalls. This occurs because the river [[Aar|Aare]], which drains Lake Thun, can only hold some of the extra runoff. The lake is fed by water from [[Lake Brienz]] to the southeast, which is 6 metres higher than Lake Thun. It is also fed by various streams in the Oberland, including the [[Kander (Switzerland)|Kander]]. ==Other websites== {{Commonscat-inline|Lake Thun}} * [http://www.thunersee.ch Lake Thun Tourism Portal] {{Switzerland-stub}} [[Category:Lakes of Bern|Thun]] [[Category:Thun]]