Mässersee

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The Mässersee is a mountain lake in the Upper Valais Alps in the Binn Valley. The mountain path to Geisspfadsee and Geiss path pass pass by the Mässersee. The Mässersee is the smallest of the four mountain lakes in the Binn Valley and is located on a grassy terrace at 2130 m altitude. The Mässersee is fed a larger and several small mountain streams. The drain flows into the Binna and then in the Rhône. The Mässersee has an area of about 1 ha and a maximum of 2.5 m deep. As the lake has little depth, he sometimes heats up in high summer, despite his considerable height to 22 ° C and loads so for a swim.

Flora and Fauna

The Mässersee located approximately at the treeline, that is on the north side of the valley are pine forests and blueberry bushes available, while on the south side rises the grounds and is only covered with herbs and grass. In addition, there are numerous boulder fields.

In the lake there are no fish, but there are dozens of toads lay their eggs in the shallow waters of the Mässersees. There are also various species of birds like jays or Alpendohle and raptors such as golden eagle or a hawk. The mats on the banks of Mässersees provide ideal conditions for marmots and chamois and ibex are available. Also snake species have been sighted as grass snake or dice snake here already.

Tourism

On Mässersee there are few tourist facilities. Only a small number of barbecues and some benches are available. Because of its warm waters of the lake attract but still in high summer (July, August) a dozen guests per day. The Mässersee is from Binn with a traveling time of about three hours a day, from In the field one needs two to two and a half hours.

• Lake in Europe
• Lake in the canton of Valais
• Rhone river system
• Binn