Kochelsee or Lake Kochel is a lake 70 kilometres (43 mi) south of Munich on the edge of the Bavarian Alps . The western 1.7 km² or 28.3 percent of the lake lies within the borders of the town of Schlehdorf , while the rest belongs to Kochel am See . The southern edge of the lake lies up against the mountains and the northern shore is bordered by bog lands. The history of the settlement of Kochel (previously Quochcalun ) begins with Birg bei Altjoch , a rock extrusion on the shore of the lake. The name Kochel is derived from the Latin cocula meaning head or cone.
5-616: The Loisach flows into the lake at Schlehdorf and flows out at Kochel am See. A similar amount of water flows into the lake from the Isar through the Lake Walchen Power Plant . The lake was created during the last glacial period of the current ice age by the Loisach-Isar glacier. The bottom of the glacier scraped out the lakebed. The basin then filled with water at the end of the glacial period. The northern end of
10-716: Is a 113-kilometre-long (70 mi) left tributary to the Isar whose source is near Ehrwald in Austria. It flows past Garmisch-Partenkirchen and into the Kochelsee . At this lake, the water that was diverted from the upper river Isar for the Walchensee Hydroelectric Power Station joins the Loisach. The Loisach then flows out of Kochelsee and joins the Isar at Wolfratshausen . A canal joins
15-814: The Eschenlaine near Eschenlohe, and the Kaltwasserleine near Ohlstadt and the Lainbach coming from the Benediktenwand . On the left, the Loisach receives a notable tributary at Griesen [ de ] from the Neidernach [ de ] , at Oberau from Gießenbach and at Murnau via the Ramsach, which drains the entire Murnauer Moos. [REDACTED] Media related to Loisach at Wikimedia Commons This article related to
20-594: The Isar and the Loisach returning the water diverted for power generation to the Isar before Wolfratshausen to reduce the risk of flooding in the town. The most important tributaries of the Loisach entering from the right-hand side are the Hammersbach, the Partnach near Garmisch-Partenkirchen , the streams Kuhflucht near Farchant , Röhrlbach and Lauterbach near Oberau , the Mühlbach near Eschenlohe , as well as
25-405: The lake silted up forming bogs. The following settlements border the lake: All are part of the district Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen . Loisach The Loisach is a river that flows through Tyrol , Austria and Bavaria , Germany . The Loisach runs through the great moors Murnauer Moos [ ceb ; de ] and Loisach-Kochelsee-Moore [ ceb ; de ] The Loisach
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