Palü Lake

Palü Lake (Italian: Lago Palü, Romansh: Lagh da Palü, German Palüsee) is a lake below Piz Palü in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It has an elevation of 1923 m and a surface area of 5.2 ha. Water from Palü Glacier feeds into the lake.

In 1926, a dam was built enabling use of the lake as a reservoir. The nearby Palü power station has an installed capacity of 10 MW and is fed by a pressurised pipe-line from Lago Bianco. The outfall from this plant, along with water from Lago Palü, feeds an underground pipeline to the Cavaglia power station at Cavaglia. The 800 m tunnel connecting the two plants also accommodates a funicular railway that is open to the public during tours of the plants.