{{Short description|Lake in Switzerland}} {{Infobox lake | name = Vordersee | image = Märjelen-Stausee.jpg | caption = The Vordersee (right) with its dam | image_bathymetry = | caption_bathymetry = | location = Valais | coords = {{coord|46|26|29|N|8|06|20|E|type:waterbody_region:CH-VS}} | type = | inflow = | outflow = | catchment = | basin_countries = Switzerland | length = | width = | area = {{convert|6.2|ha|abbr=on}}<ref>Area retrieved from Google Earth (July 2013)</ref> | depth = | max-depth = | volume = | residence_time = | shore = | elevation = {{convert|2,360|m|abbr=on}}<ref>Height retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps</ref> | frozen = | islands = | cities = | pushpin_map=Canton of Valais#Italy Piedmont#Switzerland#Italy#Alps | pushpin_label_position= bottom | pushpin_relief = y | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 15 }} __NOTOC__
The '''Vordersee''' (also named ''Märjelen-Stausee'') is a reservoir located east of the Aletsch Glacier, between the Strahlhorn and the Eggishorn, in the Swiss canton of Valais. The lake has a surface area of 0.062 km² and is located at 2,360 metres above sea level. It is located in the municipality of Fieschertal.
==See also== *List of mountain lakes of Switzerland
==References== {{reflist}}
Category:Lakes of Valais Category:Lakes of Switzerland
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