Illsee

The Illsee is a reservoir in the canton of Valais in Switzerland and belongs to the municipality Leuk. It is located about 5 km south east of Sierre 2360 m above sea level. Level, has an area of ​​0.21 km ².

Only a portion of the water flow is natural, so melt and rain water, most of us pumped on Oberems VS from the Turtmänna into the lake. Thus, the lake is a part of the power plant of the former Illsee Turtmann AG, since the relapse of the water rights in 2002, today's Argessa AG.

• Lake in the canton of Valais
• Reservoir in Europe
• Reservoir in Switzerland
• Dam in Switzerland
• Built in the 1920s
• Leuk
• Gravity dam