Switzerland is the water tower of Europe. Glaciers are everywhere in the Alpine landscape, feeding lakes such as the Lacs de FenĂȘtre and fast flowing rivers such as the Verzasca.
Michel Roggo / Lac de Fenetre alpine lake, still under ice cover at the end of May, 2456 m above sea level, Canton of Valais, Switzerland, May. Taken for the Freshwater Project.
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Michel Roggo / Lac de Fenetre, alpine lake, underwater view of ice covering the lake above, taken at 2456 m above sea level, Canton of Valais, Switzerland, June 2012. Taken for the Freshwater Project.
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Michel Roggo / Grayling (Thymallus thymallus) on spawning ground. Lac de Fenetre, alpine lake, 2456 m above sea level, Canton of Valais, Switzerland, June.
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Michel Roggo / Grayling (Thymallus thymallus) on spawning ground. Lac de Fenetre, alpine lake, 2456 m above sea level, Canton of Valais, Switzerland, June.
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Michel Roggo / Underwater view of ice in Lac de Fenetre, alpine lake, 2456 m above sea level, Canton of Valais, Switzerland. June. 2012. Photographed for The Freshwater Project
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Michel Roggo / Lac de Fenetre alpine lake, still under ice cover at the end of May, 2456 m above sea level, Canton of Valais, Switzerland, May 2012. Taken for the Freshwater Project.
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Michel Roggo / Lac de Fenetre, alpine lake, 2456 m above sea level, Canton of Valais, Switzerland. June 2011. Photographed for The Freshwater Project.
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Michel Roggo / Lac de Fenetre, alpine lake, underwater view with bloom of thick algae, Canton of Valais, Switzerland, May. Taken for the Freshwater Project.
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Michel Roggo / Lac de Fenetre, alpine lake, still under an ice cover at the end of May, 2456 m above sea level, Canton of Valais, Switzerland. May 2012. Photographed for The Freshwater Project
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Michel Roggo / Split level view of blue green waters of Verzasca River flowing over granite rocks at Lavertezzo, Canton Tessin, Switzerland, September. Taken for the Freshwater Project.
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Michel Roggo / Underwater landscape in Verzasca River, Ticino, Switzerland, September
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Michel Roggo / Underwater landscape in Verzasca River, Ticino, Switzerland, September