What is Walensee?
{{Infobox lake | name = Walensee<br>Lake Walen<br>{{small|Lake Walenstadt}} | image = Walensee Unterterzen-2.jpg | caption = Lake Walen and Unterterzen, [[Quarten]] | image_bathymetry = Karte Walensee.png | caption_bathymetry = Map | location = [[Canton of St. Gallen|St. Gallen]], [[Canton of Glarus|Glarus]] | coords = {{coord|47|7|N|9|12|E|type:waterbody_region:CH|display=inline,title}} | type = | inflow = [[Linth]] ([[Escherkanal]]), [[Seez (river)|Seez]], [[Murgbach]] | outflow = [[Linth]] canal | catchment = | basin_countries = Switzerland | length = | width = | area = {{convert|24.19|km2|abbr=on}} | depth = {{convert|104.7|m|abbr=on}} | max-depth = {{convert|151|m|abbr=on}} | volume = {{convert|2.5|km3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} | residence_time = 1.4258 years | shore = | elevation = {{convert|419|m|abbr=on}} | islands = [[Schnittlauchinsel]] | cities = [[Walenstadt]], [[Weesen]], Quinten, [[Quarten]], Murg }} The '''Walensee''', also known as ''Lake Walen'' or ''Lake Walenstadt'' from [[Walenstadt]], is a [[lake]] in eastern [[Switzerland]]. It is in the [[Cantons of Switzerland|cantons]] of [[Canton of St. Gallen|St. Gallen]] and [[Canton of Glarus|Glarus]]. Other towns and villages at the lake include [[Weesen]], Quinten, [[Quarten]], and Murg. The three main rivers leading to this lake are the [[Seez (river)|Seez]], [[Murgbach]], and [[Linth]]. The last continues its course from Walensee to [[Lake Zurich]]. The [[Schnittlauchinsel]], at the eastern end of the lake, is the only island in the Walensee. The [[Churfirsten]] range raises steeply on the north side from the lake's level at 419 m to 2,306 m above sea level. {{Commonscat|Walensee}} {{Multistub|Switzerland|geo}} [[Category:Lakes of Switzerland]] [[Category:Canton of Glarus]] [[Category:Canton of St. Gallen]]