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Lake Biel

429 m1,407 ft
Area
39 km²
Max depth
74 m
Tonight
5°CLight rain showers · Wind 24 km/h SW

Lake Biel is a lake at 429 m above sea level in Canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 39 km² in area and 15.1 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
429 m
Length
15.1 km
Shoreline
67.6 km
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Lake

Lake Biel in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

15.1 km longest2 kmN ↑
Shoreline
67.6 km
3D map

Lake Biel 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 17.1 × 17.1 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Lake Biel terrain and contours

50 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 250 mShowing west → east through the centre

Lake Biel elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Lake Biel weather

Tonight · Light rain showers · 5°C (41°F) · 1.4 mm · Wind 24 km/h SW

Lake Biel forecast for about 429 m.

  • Tonight5°1.4 mm24 km/h SW
  • Today6°9°8.0 mm28 km/h SW
  • Sun6°12°12.3 mm30 km/h SW
  • Mon6°12°–9 km/h SW
  • Tue8°16°–5 km/h S
  • Wed8°13°0.4 mm10 km/h NE
  • Thu6°13°–11 km/h NE
  • Fri5°11°–3 km/h SE
  • Sat6°11°4.0 mm3 km/h SE
  • Sun3°11°2.4 mm11 km/h W

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 24, 01:17 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Lake Biel

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Lake Biel, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest parking

    1.4 km NW

    +2 more within 1.6 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    UNIA Gerolfingen

    2.0 km ESE · +2 more within 3.5 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    2.0 km ESE

    +2 more within 4.6 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest hut

    Bergerie du Haut

    5.9 km NNW · +1 more within 7.1 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 11
PlaceDistance
Parking1.4 km NW
Parking1.5 km NW
Parking1.6 km WNW
UNIA GerolfingenCampsite2.0 km ESE
Caravan site2.0 km ESE
LindenhofCampsite2.9 km ENE
Campsite3.5 km S
Caravan site4.4 km SSW
Caravan site4.6 km SSW
Bergerie du HautHut5.9 km NNW
Naturfreundehaus Les Prés-d'OrvinHut7.1 km N
Slope

Slope

Share of the 17.1 × 17.1 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 82% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
82.0%
Moderate, 15–30°
15.1%
Steep, 30–45°
2.8%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.1%
Steeper than 30°
2.9% of the 292 km² view
Relief in view
1,184 m low point 426 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 35.4%Cropland 23.6%Grassland 21.0%Water 14.0%Built-up 5.8%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 8.5 km of Lake Biel.

NESW2 km5 km123
Summit list 3
  1. 1Chüngeliinsel445 m 2.4 km SW
  2. 2Täätsch862 m 3.7 km NNW
  3. 3Feiberg569 m 4.1 km S
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 8.5 km; 1,438 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Lizard Orchid37
  • Wall-rue29
  • Common Coot22
  • Common Merganser22
  • Maidenhair spleenwort22
  • Liverleaf22
Where it sits

Where Lake Biel sits

Range
Jura Mountains26
Region
Canton of Neuchâtel5Switzerland432Europe2,143
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
More in the Jura Mountains 6
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Downloads

Lake Biel downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-22)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast
Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia