page_title: Lake Neuchâtel
section_title: Northwestern shore
hierarchical_section_title: Lake Neuchâtel / List of settlements on the lake / Northwestern shore
context_page_description: Lake Neuchâtel is a lake primarily in Romandy, in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. The lake lies mainly in the canton of Neuchâtel, but is also shared by the cantons of Vaud, Fribourg, and Bern.
  With a surface of 218.3 km², Lake Neuchâtel is the largest lake located entirely in Switzerland and the 59th largest lake in Europe. It is 38.3 km long and 8.2 km at its widest. Its surface is 429 metres above sea level, and the maximum depth is 152 metres. The total water volume is 14.0 km³. The lake's drainage area is approximately 2,670 km² and its culminating point is Le Chasseron at 1,607 metres.
  The lake is fed by the rivers L'Orbe, L'Arnon, L'Areuse, Le Seyon, and La Menthue, as well as by the Canal de la Broye. The Thielle Canal drains the lake into Lake Biel and is part of regulation system for the lakes and the rivers of the Seeland region.
  Lake Neuchâtel was the home of the now extinct species of deepwater trout Salvelinus neocomensis.
context_section_description: From Yverdon to La Tène (Southwest to Northeast):
  Yverdon-les-Bains (VD)
  Grandson (VD)
  Bonvillars (VD)
  Onnens (VD)
  Corcelles-près-Concise (VD)
  Concise (VD)
  Vaumarcus (NE)
  Sauges (Saint-Aubin-Sauges) (NE)
  Saint-Aubin (Saint-Aubin-Sauges) (NE)
  Gorgier, Chez-Le-Bart (Gorgier) (NE)
  Bevaix (NE)
  Cortaillod (NE)
  Areuse (Boudry) (NE)
  Colombier (Milvignes) (NE)
  Auvernier (Milvignes) (NE)
  Serrières (Neuchâtel)
  Neuchâtel
  Hauterive (NE)
  St-Blaise (NE)
  Marin-Epagnier (La Tène) (NE)
caption: Cantonal participation of Lake Neuchâtel
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