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Switzerland is the water tower of Europe. Glaciers are everywhere in the Alpine landscape, feeding lakes such as the Lacs de Fenêtre and fast flowing rivers such as the Verzasca.

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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. 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

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Michel Roggo / Underwater landscape of Verzasca River with granite rocks, at Lavertezzo, Canton Tessin, Switzerland, September 2011. Taken for the Freshwater Project.

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Michel Roggo / Verzasca River, Lavertezzo, Canton Tessin, Switzerland. February. Photographed for The Freshwater Project

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Michel Roggo / Waterfall in the Verzasca River, Canton Tessin, Switzerland, November. Photographed for The Freshwater Project.

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Michel Roggo / Underwater landscape in Verzasca River, Ticino, Switzerland, September

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Michel Roggo / Gorner Glacier with meltwater channels, and the Matterhorn in the background, Valais Alps, Canton Valais / Wallis, Switzerland 20-08-2013 . Photographed for The Freshwater Project

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Michel Roggo / Underwater landscape in Verzasca River, Ticino, Switzerland, February

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Michel Roggo / Snow covered rocks in the Verzasca River, Lavertezzo area, Canton Tessin, Switzerland , February. Photographed for the Freshwater Project.

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Michel Roggo / Underwater view of leaves floating in the Verzasca River, at Lavertezzo, Canton Tessin, Switzerland, October 2011. Taken for the Freshwater Project.

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Michel Roggo / Landscape of the Verzasca River in autumn, Canton Tessin, Switzerland, November 2011. Taken for the Freshwater Project.

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Michel Roggo / Underwater landscape in Verzasca river, with Brown trout in turbulent water, Ticino, Switzerland, February

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Michel Roggo / Underwater landscape of granite rocks in the Verzasca River, at Lavertezzo, Canton Tessin, Switzerland, September 2011. Taken for the Freshwater Project.

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Michel Roggo / Rocky granite underwater landscape in the Verzasca River, Tessin, Switzerland, September 2010. Taken for the Freshwater Project.

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Michel Roggo / Underwater view of rocks and rippled sunlight in the Verzasca River, Lavertezzo area, Canton Tessin, Switzerland. September. Photographed for the Freshwater Project.

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Michel Roggo / Gorner Glacier with meltwater channels, Valais Alps, Canton Valais / Wallis, Switzerland. August. Photographed for The Freshwater Project

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Michel Roggo / Underwater in a cryoconite hole, a hole formed by windblown dust and particles which warm up ice of glacier and creates meltwater holes. Gorner Glacier, Valais Alps, Canton Valais / Wallis, Switzerlan...

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Michel Roggo / Gorner Glacier with fissures and eroded rocky ground, Valais Alps, Canton Valais / Wallis, Switzerland, August. Photographed for The Freshwater Project

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Michel Roggo / Meltwater lakes and the Matterhorn in the background, Gornerglacier or Gornergletscher, with Valais Alps, Canton Valais / Wallis, Switzerland, August 2013. Taken for the Freshwater Project.

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Michel Roggo / Meltwater at the terminus of the Gorner Glacier Valais Alps, Canton Valais / Wallis, Switzerland. August 2013. Photographed for The Freshwater Project

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Michel Roggo / Gorner Glacier with meltwater channels, and Breithorn, Valais Alps, Canton Valais / Wallis, Switzerland, August 2013. Stitched panorama. Photographed for The Freshwater Project

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Michel Roggo / Photographer Michel Roggo at work at the Gornerglacier / Gornergletscher, Valais Alps, Canton Valais / Wallis, Switzerland, August 2013. Taken for the Freshwater Project.

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Michel Roggo / Gorner Glacier with meltwater channels, from Gornergrat, Valais Alps, Canton Valais / Wallis, Switzerland. April 2013. Photographed for The Freshwater Project

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Michel Roggo / Patterns of the Gornerglacier or Gornergletscher, with meltwater channels, from Gornergrat, Valais Alps, Canton Valais/Wallis, Switzerland, April 2013. Taken for the Freshwater Project.

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Michel Roggo / Underwater view of cryoconite hole, a hole formed by windblown dust and particles which warm up ice of glacier and creates meltwater holes. Gorner Glacier, Valais Alps, Canton Valais / Wallis, Switzer...

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Michel Roggo / Underwater landscape with turbulence around rocks in shallow water, Verzasca river, Ticino, Switzerland, November

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Michel Roggo / Meltwater channel, with cryoconite on the ground, on the surface of the Gornerglacier or Gornergletscher Valais Alps, Canton Valais/Wallis, Switzerland.03-09-2013.Photographed for The Freshwater Proje...