Lake Zurich is formed by the Linth river, which rises in the glaciers of the Glarus Alps and was diverted by the Escher canal (completed in 1811) into Lake Walenfrom where its waters are carried to the east end of Lake Zurich by

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The lake was frozen in the following years
• 1223, 1259, 1262
• 1407, 1491
• 1514, 1517, 1573
• 1600, 1660, 1684, 1695
• 1709, 1716, 1718, 1740, 1755, 1763, 1789

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The three population and transportation centres are Zurich, Pfäffikon SZ and Rapperswil.
Besides

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Zürich, at the north-western end of the lake, is the largest city on Lake Zurich.
On the west shore (which gradually becomes the south shore) are Rüschlikon, Thalwil, Horgen, Wädenswil, Richterswil, Pfäffikon, and Lachen.
On the opposite shore are

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The Prehistoric pile dwellings around Zürichsee comprises 11 of total 56 Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alpsin Switzerland, that are

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The following rivers or streams flow into Zürichsee. From the Limmat clockwise, they are:
• Hornbach (at Zürichhorn)
• Düggelbach (at Zollikon)
• Kusenbach (at Küsnacht)

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Lake Zurich's water is very clean and reaches, during summer, temperatures well beyond 20 °C (68 °F). Swimming in the public bathsand beaches is very popular. The lake's water

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