Lake Zug

Lake Zug
Zugersee (German)
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Location	Central Switzerland
Coordinates	47°7′N 8°29′E / 47.117°N 8.483°E / 47.117; 8.483
Primary inflows	Lorze
Primary outflows	Lorze
Catchment area	204 km2 (79 sq mi)
Basin countries	Switzerland
Max. length	13.8 km (8.6 mi)
Max. width	4.7 km (2.9 mi)
Surface area	38.3 km2 (14.8 sq mi)
Average depth	83.2 m (273 ft)
Max. depth	197 m (646 ft)
Water volume	3.2 km3 (0.77 cu mi)
Residence time	14.7 years
Surface elevation	417 m (1,368 ft)
Sections/sub-basins	Obersee, Untersee
Settlements	Zug, Arth, Buonas, Cham, Immensee, Oberwil, Risch, Walchwil, Meierskappel

Lake Zug (German: Zugersee) is a lake in Central Switzerland, situated between Lake Lucerne and Lake Zurich. It stretches for 14 km (8.7 mi) between Arth and the Cham-Zug bay. The Lorze as the main feeder river empties its waters into the lake at its northern extremity, but 1 km (0.6 mi) further west issues from the lake to pursue its course towards the Reuss. Due to this poor feeding, Environmental protection is very important as the lake would suffer long term damage if polluted as the second of the rivers, Rigiaa, feeds only a marginal amount into the lake at its southern end. Already a great part of the fauna in the deep parts of the lake has been lost.There are many turtles in the lake.^{[1][failed verification]}