Lünersee

The Luenersee is one of the largest lakes in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg in Vandans.

It lies at an altitude of 1970 meters. A. meters at the foot of Schesaplana. 1959 enlarged the Vorarlberg AG Illwerke the storage volume of the lake with a dam and since then uses the water to generate electricity in Lünerseewerk. By an artificial tunnel of the lake is also fed by the melt waters of the Brandner glacier. The processed water of Lünersee is cached in the storage pool Latschau.

The net capacity of the Lünersee is 78.3 million cubic meters ( 1.55 km ² water surface ). This corresponds to about 262 million kWh of stored energy. Water depth of more than 50 meters.

The area around the lake is the end of the valley of the Brandner Valley, which is accessible only via narrow walkways or Lünerseebahn the area Schattenlagant from. Directly at the mountain station at the dam is the Douglas cabin that also serves as a snack and overnight accommodation for hikers.

2013, the technical facilities of the storage plant at Luenersee and the connecting lines were restored to Lünerseewerk.