Vermuntsee

General data
- Name: Vermuntsee
- Water system: Rhine
- Water type: River
- Progression: Ill (Vorarlberg) -> Rhine -> Waal -> Upper Merwede (Boven Merwede) -> Lower Merwede (Beneden Merwede) -> Old Meuse (Oude Maas) -> Het Scheur -> Nieuwe Waterweg (New Waterway) -> North Sea -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
- Climates: Temperate, Continental
- Continents: Europe
- Countries: Austria
Description
Lake Vermunt lies at the end of the Montafon valley , in the Austrian province of Vorarlberg , at an elevation of 1,743 m above sea level. It is bordered to the south by the glaciated Litzner - Seehorn mountain range, to the east by the Kresperspitze mountain massif , and to the west by the Hochmaderer . The Silvretta High Alpine Road runs along the eastern side of the lake . The stored water is used in the Vermuntwerk and as an underwater reservoir for the Obervermuntwerk II power plant of illwerke vkw AG , completed in 2019 .